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    Seelow (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːloː] ) is a German town, seat of the Märkisch-Oderland, a district of Brandenburg. As of 2013 its population was of...
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    The Battle of the Seelow Heights (German: Schlacht um die Seelower Höhen) was part of the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation (16 April – 2 May 1945)...
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    The Seelow Heights are situated around the town of Seelow, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Berlin, and overlook the Oderbruch, the western flood plain...
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    commenced, the Red Army encircled the city after successful battles of the Seelow Heights and Halbe. On 20 April 1945, Hitler's birthday, the 1st Belorussian...
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    Seelow (Mark) station is a railway station in the municipality of Seelow (Mark), located in the Märkisch-Oderland district in Brandenburg, Germany. Eisenbahnatlas...
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  • Amt Seelow-Land is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Seelow, itself not...
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    Offensive Operation (16 April – 5 May 1945) by the 2nd Belorussian Front. Seelow–Berlin Offensive Operation (16–19 April 1945) by the 1st Belorussian Front...
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  • Lebus. In 1863 Seelow became the seat of the administration of the district of Lebus, and in 1950 the district was renamed to Kreis Seelow. In 1952 the...
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    Seelow-Gusow station is a railway station in the municipality of Gusow-Platkow in the Märkisch-Oderland district of Brandenburg, Germany. It serves the...
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    withdrawn from their positions in the Oder to the fortified positions of the Seelow Heights further west after they had received intelligence about the expected...
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    SV Victoria Seelow is a German football club based in the town of Seelow, located in the state of Brandenburg. Founded on August 2, 1908, the club has...
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    area in front of the Seelow Heights. The 2nd Belorussian Front moved into the positions being vacated by the 1BF north of the Seelow Heights. While this...
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    Stalingrad. He returned to the front, and finished the war at the Battle of the Seelow Heights in Germany, with the military rank of captain. He became a member...
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    of the Oder during the Battle of the Oder-Neisse and the Battle of the Seelow Heights, almost 95% of its buildings were destroyed (including all 32 of...
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    General Gotthard Heinrici's Army Group Vistula during the Battle of the Seelow Heights and advanced to the outskirts of Berlin. In denial about the dire...
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    needed] On 16 April 1945, Weidling prepared to take part in the Battle of the Seelow Heights, which was part of the broader Battle of the Oder-Neisse. Weidling's...
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  • it was badly mauled on the approaches to Berlin during the Battle of the Seelow Heights, and was destroyed during the Battle of Halbe. Various remnants...
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  • Reznov flee into the Volga River. In April 1945, during the Battle of the Seelow Heights, Dimitri is saved from capture by German soldiers by the advancing...
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    Panzer-Division Müncheberg was a German panzer division which saw action on the Eastern Front around Berlin during World War II. Panzer-Division Müncheberg...
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  • awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for actions in the Battle of the Seelow Heights. Kadi Abakarov was born on 9 May 1913 in the village of Echeda in...
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    Oder. Three of the 9th Army's formations were tasked with defending the Seelow Heights, which was the last defensible region before Berlin. To the north...
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    occasion was the Red Army use of searchlights during the Battle of the Seelow Heights in April 1945. 143 searchlights were directed at the German defence...
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    Wehrmacht and the Soviet Union's Red Army. It began with the Battle of the Seelow Heights on 16 April 1945 and concluded with the Battle in Berlin. Units...
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    reserve during the Soviets' Berlin Offensive Operation. During the Battle of Seelow Heights, the first major battle of the offensive, General Gotthard Heinrici...
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    0000000000000606. ISSN 0009-7322. PMC 6555769. PMID 30571578. Jenkins, Dagan; Seelow, Dominik; Jehee, Fernanda S.; Perlyn, Chad A.; Alonso, Luís G.; Bueno, Daniela...
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    into an area in front of the Seelow Heights. The 2BF moved into the positions being vacated by the 1BF north of the Seelow Heights. While this redeployment...
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  • Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District Saxony Sebnitz SEE Märkisch-Oderland District Brandenburg Seelow SEF Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim District Bavaria Scheinfeld SEL...
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    capital. Specifically, Busse commanded the 9th Army during the Battle of Seelow Heights and the Battle of the Oder-Neisse. In April 1945, during the Battle...
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    the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions in the Battle of the Seelow Heights. Ali Aliyev, a freestyle wrestler who won five world titles and...
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    Battle of Berlin: April–May 1945 Battle of the Oder-Neisse Battle of the Seelow Heights Battle of Halbe Battle of Bautzen (1945): April 1945 Prague Offensive...
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