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Why Nazis spent World War II in a luxury West Virginia resort

JL;DR SUMMARY During World War II, the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, paradoxically served as a luxurious detainment for Nazi diplomats. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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World War IiWest VirginiaReciprocityFbi SurveillanceAxis PowersUs HistoryNazi DiplomatsGreenbrier ResortDiplomatic EtiquetteLuxury Detention

Places mentioned

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States
"The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia."
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
"were sent to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, freeing up room for the Japanese to eventually move into the Greenbrier."
Virginia, United States
"Japans diplomats were sent to the Homestead, another luxury resort 40 miles across the border in Virginia."
Germany
"of their countrys armies marched."
Portugal
"boarding a Swedish ship to Portugal, and eventually returning to Germany"
Japan
"If America treated Germanys envoys well, maybe Berlin and Rome and Tokyo would do the same for U.S. diplomats trapped overseas."
Italy
"If America treated Germanys envoys well, maybe Berlin and Rome and Tokyo would do the same for U.S. diplomats trapped overseas."

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