Berchtesgaden gave rise to "Malereck" ("painters' corner") on the shore of Königssee in nearby Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden. The most famous author who lived in Berchtesgaden was Ludwig Ganghofer. Adolf Hitler had been vacationing in the Berchtesgaden area since the 1920s. He purchased a home in the Obersalzberg above the town on the flank of the Hoher Goll and began extensive renovations on his "Berghof" in the following years. As other top Third Reich figures such as Hermann Göring, Joseph Goebbels, Martin Bormann, Heinrich Himmler and Albert Speer began to frequent the area the Party began to purchase and requisition land in
Fortified Sector of the Sarre June, and was the object of a major thrust of Operation Tiger on 14 June. In retreat, the regiment was assigned to the "Dagnan" group, retreating to Salles. Haut-Poirier is on private property and is sealed to access. The Casemate de Wittring is maintained as a museum and may be visited. At Barst, two STG casemates have been restored as part of a display on the frontier defenses. Fortified Sector of the Sarre The Fortified Sector of the Sarre ("Secteur Fortifié de la Sarre") was the French military organization that in 1940 controlled the section of the Maginot Line on