Berchtesgaden the Obersalzberg. In order to serve as an outpost of the German "Reichskanzlei" (Imperial Chancellery), Berchtesgaden and its environs ("Stanggass") saw substantial expansion of offices, security, and support services, mainly on the Obersalzberg. Included in the town were a new railway station, with a reception area for Hitler and his guests, and an adjacent post office. The Berchtesgadener Hof Hotel, where famous visitors such as Neville Chamberlain and David Lloyd George stayed, was substantially upgraded. The "Kehlsteinhaus" (known as the "Eagle's Nest" among the Allies) atop the Kehlstein subpeak of the Hoher Goll was built as a present for Hitler's
Fortified Sector of the Vosges is open to the public under the guidance of the SILE "(Syndicat d'Initiative de Lembach et Environs)" association. Lembach is privately owned and reported to be in poor condition. Grand-Hohékirkel is on military land and is not accessible to the public. The casemates of Dambach Nord and Dambach Sud are open for visitation, along with a trail system through the Schwartzbach valley. Fortified Sector of the Vosges The Fortified Sector of the Vosges ("Secteur Fortifiée des Vosges") was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the section of the Maginot Line at the northern end of the Vosges Mountains