Berchtesgaden Alps Berchtesgaden, known for the former Berghof residence of Adolf Hitler. The picturesque heart is formed by the glacial Königssee lake with the famous St. Bartholomew's pilgrimage church and the smaller Obersee, both part of the Berchtesgaden National Park established in 1978. The range also comprises glaciers like the Blaueis as well as the Steinernes Meer high karst plateau. The most important summits of the Berchtesgaden Alps are (groups in order of height): The Berchtesgaden Alps border on the following other mountain groups of the Alps: The "Berchtesgaden Alps" are included under this name in the generally accepted Alpine Club classification
Fortified Sector of Faulquemont twelve battalions, comprising 645 officers and 18,850 men. During the general retreat from the French frontier in mid-June the sector's mobile forces were designated the "groupement Girval", comprising the 146th and 156th RIFs, the 69th and 82nd RMIFs (from the SF Sarre), the second and third battalions of the 39th RAMF, the first battalion of the 163rd RAP and the first and second battalions of the 166th RAP, and several other battalions. These units were attached to the 20th Army Corps. The sector includes, in order from west to east, the following major fortified positions, together with the most significant