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 the Escaut Billotte. The SF Escaut was commanded by General Echard, then General Béjard from May 1940. The sector included, in order from west to east, the following major fortified positions, together with the most significant casemates and infantry shelters in each sub-sector: 54th Fortress Infantry Regiment ("54e Régiment d'Infanterie de Forteresse (RIF)"), Lt. Colonel Delcure Raismes Forest Line (CORF) (108th CEO) Resistance line (FCR/STG): 107th CEO 106th CEO Second line in front of Valenciennes (FCR/STG) Second Position (CEZF) (1940) Following the surrender or evacuation of the Fortified Sector of Maubeuge to the east, the German 253rd Infantry Division began to bombard