Brenner Pass

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1. Brenner Pass - Noun

2. Brenner Pass - Proper noun

Meaning

an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions

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Brenner Pass, however, was not the first trans-Alpine Roman road to become regularized under the Roman Empire. Source: Internet

Brenner Pass was part of the ratlines used by some fleeing Nazis after the German surrender in 1945. Source: Internet

Mussolini rapidly deployed several army divisions and air squadrons to the Brenner Pass, and warned that a German move against Austria would result in war between Germany and Italy. Source: Internet

The Brenner Pass is the only major mountain pass within the area; other nearby alternatives are footpaths across higher mountains at an altitude of above 2,000 metres. Source: Internet

Austria has begun construction work at the Brenner Pass, where it plans to reintroduce border controls and erect a barrier to stop refugees coming from Italy. Source: Internet

Weitz, p. 234 After the Italo-German summit at the Brenner Pass on 18 March 1940, which was attended by Hitler and Mussolini, Count Ciano wrote in his diary: "Everyone in Rome dislikes Ribbentrop". Source: Internet

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