Festung is a generic German word for a fortress. Although it is not in common usage in English, it is used in a number of historical contexts involving...

Die Festung ('The Fortress') is a German-language novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, the sequel to his 1973 Das Boot. It was published in 1995 by Hoffmann...

Festung Norwegen (German, transl. Fortress Norway) was the heavy defence and fortification system of Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany...

In the German language, Festung Warschau ("Fortress Warsaw") is the term used to refer to a fortified and well-defended Warsaw. In the 20th century, the...

Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Ehrenbreitstein, IPA: [ˌfɛstʊŋ ˈeːʁənbʁaɪtʃtaɪn] ) is a fortress in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate...

months, with the defense lasting around 60 days. The building was labelled Festung ("Fortress") on German maps. Pavlov was awarded the Hero of the Soviet...

The Kufstein Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Kufstein) is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria. It is sometimes wrongly referred...

Hohensalzburg Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Hohensalzburg, lit. 'High Salzburg Fortress') is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria...

Kłodzko Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Kłodzko, ‹See Tfd›German: Festung Glatz) is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern...

Fortress Crete (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Kreta) was the term used during World War II by the German occupation forces to refer to the garrison and fortification...

In August 1944, Adolf Hitler declared the city of Breslau a fortress (Festung), and ordered that it must be defended at all costs. He named Karl Hanke...

Königstein Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Königstein), the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above...

Fortress Europe (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Europa) was a military propaganda term used by both sides of World War II which referred to the areas of Continental...

are castles (‹See Tfd›German: Burg, Schloss), forts (‹See Tfd›German: Festung), palaces (‹See Tfd›German: Schloss, Palais, Palast), country or stately...

The Battle of Königsberg, also known as the Königsberg offensive, was one of the last operations of the East Prussian offensive during World War II. In...

The Berlin Fortress (German "Festung Berlin") was the fortification of the historic city of Berlin. Construction started in 1650. The ramparts, walls...

Marienberg Fortress (German: Festung Marienberg) is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria...

authorize a withdrawal, Adolf Hitler had declared Budapest a fortress city (Festung Budapest), which was to be defended to the last man. Waffen SS General...

Rothenberg Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Rothenberg) is a fortress on the eponymous hill, 588 m, near Schnaittach in the Franconian Jura. The first...

The Dömitz Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Dömitz) is a bastion fort in Dömitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was built by John Albert I, Duke...

1945 Oberst Karl-Max Gräßel Security Divisions 52nd Security Division : Festung Libau – Generalleutnant Albrecht Digeon von Monteton 201st Security Division...

London: Charles Knight & co. New York: William Jackson. 1839. p. 309. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Festung Mainz. www.festung-mainz.de (in German)...

Malloth (13 February 1912 – 31 October 2002) was a supervisor in the "Kleine Festung" (Small Fortress) part of the Theresienstadt concentration camp. From June...

Battle of Kolberg or Colberg may refer to Battle of Colberger Heide (1644), during the Danish-Swedish War, a theater of the Thirty Years' War Siege of...

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Hohenwerfen Castle (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Hohenwerfen, lit. 'Hohenwerfen Fortress') is a medieval rock castle, situated at an altitude of 623 metres...

Spikeless Pear, Museum der Festung Salzburg, Austria...

Aarburg Castle (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Aarburg) is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located high...

the film of the same name, based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim's book Die Festung, the series focuses on events on land and sea in World War II. In late...

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