The siege of Breslau, also known as the Battle of Breslau, was a three-month-long siege of the city of Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław,...
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13 12 11 10 9 8 Prague 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The siege of Breslau was a siege in the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) that began on 7 December...
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National Committee for a Free Germany (redirect from League of German Officers)
are clear evidences of the NKFD units participating in combat against the Wehrmacht in the Battle of Königsberg, siege of Breslau and in the Courland...
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Stalag Luft III murders (category World War II crimes against prisoners of war)
murders were war crimes perpetrated by members of the Gestapo following the "Great Escape" of Allied prisoners of war from the German Air Force prison camp...
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Nazis. After the Siege of Breslau, the Red Army took the city in May 1945. Breslau, now known as Wrocław, became part of the Republic of Poland. The first...
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1st Ukrainian Front (category Battle of Berlin)
and the siege of Breslau. It also participated in the Berlin operations in Germany and Poland. The front also conducted the major part of the Halbe...
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Otto Herzog (category Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross)
SA-Obergruppenführer. During the closing months of the Second World War, he commanded the Volkssturm forces during the siege of Breslau and died there when the city fell...
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Centennial Hall (Wrocław) (redirect from Jahrhunderthalle, Breslau)
spared from devastation during the Siege of Breslau in World War II. After the war, when the city had become again part of Poland according to the 1945 Potsdam...
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the preceding summer and autumn. Within 48 hours, Frederick had laid siege to Breslau, which resulted in the city's surrender on 19–20 December. Leuthen...
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Karl Hanke (category Politicians from the Province of Silesia)
defense of the city during the Siege of Breslau. Goebbels, dictating for his diary, repeatedly expressed his admiration of Hanke during the spring of 1945...
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Battle of Breslau may refer to: Battle of Breslau (1757), part of the Third Silesian War, part of the Seven Years' War Siege of Breslau (1757), part of the...
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follows. Siege of Aratta (c. 2600 BC) this siege is semi or entirely mythical. Siege of Uruk (c. 2580 BC) Siege of Qabra (1780 BC) Siege of Hiritum (1764...
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Hans von Ahlfen (category Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht))
the commandant of 'Fortress Breslau' at the beginning of the siege of the city in early 1945, but was dismissed by Hitler because of strategic differences...
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in the ruins of homes and factories. After a siege of nearly three months, "Fortress Breslau" surrendered on 7 May 1945. It was one of the last major...
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offensive February 13 – May 6: Siege of Breslau March 6 – March 17: Lake Balaton Offensive – Last German offensive of the war March 15 – March 31: Upper...
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Glogau or Breslau (until the capitulation in May 1945) lasted longer. The strongholds of Glogau (siege of Glogau) and Breslau (siege of Breslau) withstood...
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Medal for Participation in the Battle of Berlin Soviet Union in World War II Siege of Breslau German Instrument of Surrender and Berlin Declaration (1945)...
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The Battle of Breslau (also known as the Battle on the Lohe) was fought on 22 November 1757 in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) during the Third Silesian...
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are clear evidences of the NKFD units participating in combat against the Wehrmacht in the Battle of Königsberg, siege of Breslau and in the Courland...
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der Bildenden Künste in Breslau (now National Museum, Wrocław) since 1880, was evacuated in the aftermath of Siege of Breslau in November 1945 and had...
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1st Prussian Infantry Regiment (category Infantry regiments of the Prussian Army)
regiment then fought at the Battle of Rossbach (5 November), the Battle of Leuthen (5 December) and finally the Siege of Breslau (7-20 December). In 1758, the...
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Dresden Airport (category Military facilities of the Soviet Union in Germany)
between the airport and Breslau (modern day Wrocław) was established to support German troops during the Siege of Breslau in the spring of 1945. Attempts to...
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Frederick the Great (redirect from Friedrich II of Prussia)
the Austrians to seek peace. The terms of the Treaty of Breslau, negotiated in June 1742, gave Prussia all of Silesia and Glatz County, with the Austrians...
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SS Fortress Regiment 1 (category Military units and formations of the Waffen-SS)
of the Waffen SS formed in February 1945, during World War II, for service in the defence of the German city of Breslau, during the Red Army's Siege of...
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359th Rifle Division (category Infantry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II)
of Lt. Gen. V. A. Gluzdovsky. During the Lower Silesian Offensive Operation, 6th Army was given responsibility for the siege and capture of Breslau,...
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Herbert Smagon (category Luftwaffe personnel of World War II)
child soldiers at the Siege of Breslau, and German children burned alive on Wenceslas Square after the Prague uprising. Some of his works have generated...
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Silesian Offensive Siege of Breslau: February–May 1945 Upper Silesian Offensive Operation Solstice East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Kolberg Operation...
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Powstańców Śląskich (category Districts of Wrocław)
southern part of the neighborhood. This area was considered one of the more exclusive settlements in the city at the time. During the siege of Breslau, this area...
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Wrocław Cathedral (redirect from Breslau Cathedral)
of the building) during the Siege of Breslau and heavy bombing by the Red Army in the last days of World War II. Parts of the interior fittings were saved...
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