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Spandau

American  
[shpahn-dou] / ˈʃpɑn daʊ /

noun

  1. a district of Berlin, in E Germany: site of prison for Nazi war criminals.


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Spandau Ballet musician and actor Kemp said Scher's theatre "changed my life".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Between 1951 and 1955 Royal Welsh Fusiliers Sargent-Major Colin Lambert was detailed to guard Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, during his life-long sentence at Spandau Prison in Berlin.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2022

Joe Chialo, 51, whose parents are from Tanzania, is competing for a seat for outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democrats in Berlin’s Spandau neighborhood.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Among the songs blasted out by the army band to entertain those watching was the song "Gold" by Spandau Ballet, one of a number of tunes played in tribute to Britain's successful Olympic competitors.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

I then entered the army for one year as a volunteer doctor, and was sent to Spandau, and then to J�terberg.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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