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Bernese Oberland, or Bernese Alps The
mountainous area in the S of Berne canton. It
includes the Jungfrau, Eiger, and
Finsteraarhorn peaks. Interlaken is the chief
town.
Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands
Bernhard, Prince of the Netherlands 1911- .
Formerly Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld, he married Princess
Juliana in 1937. When Germany invaded the
Netherlands in 1940, he escaped to England
and became liaison officer for the Dutch and
British forces, playing a part in the
organization of the Dutch Resistance.