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 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