Editing Berchtesgaden (section)

===Post–World War II===
After the war, Berchtesgaden became a military zone and most of its buildings were requisitioned by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]. Hotel Platterhof was rebuilt and renamed the [[General Walker Hotel]] in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |last=Walden |first=Geoffrey R. |title=Platterhof |url=http://www.thirdreichruins.com/platterhof.htm |publisher=Third Reich in Ruins |access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref> It served as a [[Armed Forces Recreation Centers|U.S. Armed Forces Recreation Center]] through the [[Cold War]] and beyond.<ref name=htgbcus>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A09WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6899%2C1208042 |work=[[Eugene Register-Guard]] |location=Oregon |title=U.S. to give back Hitler's resort |date=5 February 1995 |page=16A}}</ref> Remnants of homes of former Nazi leaders were demolished in the early postwar years, though traces of some remained. In 1995, fifty years after the end of World War II and five years after [[German reunification]], the AFRC Berchtesgaden was turned over to Bavarian authorities to facilitate military spending reductions mandated within the [[Base Realignment and Closure]] program by the US [[United States Congress|Congress]] and [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] during the administration of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=htgbcus/> The General Walker Hotel was demolished in 2000–2001.

In 1986, Berchtesgaden was a first-round candidate city to host the [[XVI Olympic Winter Games]] to be held in 1992. The vote eventually went to [[Albertville]], [[France]], in October of that year.<ref name="GamesBids">{{cite web |title=Past Results |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html |publisher=GamesBids.com |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504224506/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html|archive-date=4 May 2012}}</ref>