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...
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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...
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Festung Norwegen (German, transl. Fortress Norway) was the heavy defence and fortification system of Norway during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany...
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Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (redirect from Festung Ehrenbreitstein)
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Ehrenbreitstein, IPA: [ˌfɛstʊŋ ˈeːʁənbʁaɪtʃtaɪn] ) is a fortress in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate...
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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...
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Battle of Stalingrad (redirect from Festung Stalingrad)
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...
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Kufstein Fortress (redirect from Festung Kufstein)
The Kufstein Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Kufstein) is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria. It is sometimes wrongly referred...
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Hohensalzburg Fortress (redirect from Festung Hohensalzburg)
Hohensalzburg Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Hohensalzburg, lit. 'High Salzburg Fortress') is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria...
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Kłodzko Fortress (redirect from Festung Glatz)
Kłodzko Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Kłodzko, ‹See Tfd›German: Festung Glatz) is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern...
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Fortress Crete (redirect from Festung Kreta)
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...
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Siege of Breslau (redirect from Festung Breslau)
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...
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Königstein Fortress (redirect from Festung Königstein)
Königstein Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Königstein), the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above...
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Fortress Europe (redirect from Festung Europa)
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...
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are castles (‹See Tfd›German: Burg, Schloss), forts (‹See Tfd›German: Festung), palaces (‹See Tfd›German: Schloss, Palais, Palast), country or stately...
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Battle of Königsberg (redirect from Festung Königsberg)
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...
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Berlin Fortress (redirect from Festung Berlin)
The Berlin Fortress (German "Festung Berlin") was the fortification of the historic city of Berlin. Construction started in 1650. The ramparts, walls...
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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...
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Siege of Budapest (redirect from Festung Budapest)
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...
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Rothenberg Fortress (redirect from Festung Rothenberg)
Rothenberg Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Festung Rothenberg) is a fortress on the eponymous hill, 588 m, near Schnaittach in the Franconian Jura. The first...
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Dömitz Fortress (redirect from Festung Dömitz)
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...
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Courland Pocket (redirect from Festung Kurland)
1945 Oberst Karl-Max Gräßel Security Divisions 52nd Security Division : Festung Libau – Generalleutnant Albrecht Digeon von Monteton 201st Security Division...
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Fortress of Mainz (redirect from Festung Mainz)
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)...
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Malloth (13 February 1912 – 31 October 2002) was a supervisor in the "Kleine Festung" (Small Fortress) part of the Theresienstadt concentration camp. From June...
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Battle of Kolberg (redirect from Festung Kolberg)
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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Spikeless Pear, Museum der Festung Salzburg, Austria...
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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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Aarburg Castle (redirect from Festung Aarburg)
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...
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(in German). festung-oberland.ch. Retrieved 7 January 2011. Schneider, Hans Rudolf. "Artilleriewerk Motto Bartola" (in German). festung-oberland.ch. Retrieved...
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Toruń Fortress (redirect from Festung Thorn)
Toruń Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Toruń, ‹See Tfd›German: Festung Thorn) is a historic fortress located in Toruń, Poland, one of the largest fortresses...
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