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The first Hunter Summer Festival took place in July 1975 with the ten-day German Alps Festival. Under the direction of Don Conover and his family, the festivals grew steadily each year thereafter. The Colonel's Hall was added to the base lodge in the summer of 1977.
Gebirgsjäger ( German pronunciation: [ɡəˈbɪʁksˌjɛːɡɐ]) are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops ( Gebirgstruppe) of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The word Jäger (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light infantry in German speaking countries.
In the United States, the ewiger Jäger was introduced by German immigrants in Pennsylvania who later were called Pennsylvania Dutch.There are a variety of spellings in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, all of which mean "(the) eternal hunter": (Der) Ewich Yaeger, [4] Ewichyeager, [5] (der [6]) Eewich Yeager, [7] der Ewige Jaeger, [8] Ewicher Yeeger, [9] (Dar) Ewich Jaejer, [10] Avich Yeager, [11 ...
While he prepared the expedition, Schäfer used the term "Schaefer Expedition 1938/1939" on his letterhead and to apply for sponsorship from businessmen. [3] The official expedition name had to be changed by order of the Ahnenerbe, however, to German Tibet-Expedition Ernst Schaefer (in capital letters), "under the patronage of the Reichsführer-SS Himmler and in connection with the Ahnenerbe ...
Germany (Federal Republic) Jäger Regiment 1, an air-mobile infantry unit that was downsized to battalion level. Jägerbataillon 91, a unit that was formed in 2015 [ 2] Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23, Mountain Infantry Brigage 23 [ 3] Gebirgsjägerbataillion 231. Gebirgsjägerbataillion 232.
July 26, 2024 at 11:06 AM. German Fest is back this weekend and there’s more than beer, brats, and barking dogs. Brian Kramp has a preview of this year’s festival that features the most elite ...
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a landscape park in Kassel, Germany. The area of the park is 2.4 square kilometres (590 acres), making it the largest European hillside park, [ 1 ] and second largest park on a hill slope in the world. [citation needed] Construction of the Bergpark, or "mountain park", began in 1689 at the behest of the Landgraves of ...
Hunter Valley Semillon is widely considered the iconic wine of the region.[1] First planted in the region in 1830, the grape has been produced and variously labelled as Hunter Valley Riesling, Shepherd's Riesling, Hock, Rhine Gold, White Burgundy and Chablis.