Torgau (German: [ˈtɔʁɡaʊ̯] ) is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen. Outside...
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Dresden 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Prague 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian...
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Torgau is a town in Saxony, Germany. Torgau may also refer to: Torgau-Oschatz, a former district in Saxony, Germany from 1996 to 2008 League of Torgau...
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Elbe Day (redirect from Handshake of Torgau)
1945, is the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in...
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Torgau-Oschatz is a former district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt...
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Battle of Berlin (redirect from Spremberg–Torgau Offensive)
Infantry Division (United States) of the United States First Army near Torgau, on the Elbe River. These manoeuvres had broken the German forces south...
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Torgau (foaled 1997) was an Irish-bred, British-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 1999 she won the Group Two Cherry Hinton...
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Torgau is a board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1974 that simulates the Battle of Torgau between Prussias and Austrians in 1760...
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The League of Torgau (German: Torgauer Bund) was an alliance of Lutheran princes, including Philip of Hesse and John of Saxony, which was formed 27 February...
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Formula of Concord (redirect from Book of Torgau)
the latter sixteenth century. They met from April 9 to June 7, 1576 in Torgau, the seat of government of the Electorate of Saxony at the time. They were...
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Loebner, located in Torgau, Germany, is the world's oldest toy store. The first documented mention of the shop in the history of Torgau goes back to the...
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The siege of Torgau (18 October 1813 – 10 January 1814) was a siege in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The French-held fortress on the Elbe was besieged...
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Third Silesian War (section Battle of Torgau)
and Lacy finally faced each other on 3 November near Torgau, where the succeeding Battle of Torgau proved very costly for both sides. In the end the Prussians...
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Holy Saturday, Luther sent Leonhard Köppe, a merchant and councillor of Torgau who regularly delivered herring to the convent. The nuns escaped by hiding...
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Torgau – 8 December 1521, Odense), married on 6 September 1478 to King John I of Denmark Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (17 January 1463, Torgau –...
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John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (category People from Torgau)
John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic...
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Louis (Torgau, 28 September 1481 – Torgau?, some days later / Torgau?, young after 1498) [?]. John (born and died Torgau, 24 June 1484). John (Torgau, 2 December...
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flank and Cavalry Mechanized Group of the 1st Ukrainian Front. Spremberg–Torgau Offensive Operation (16–25 April 1945) by the southern flank of the 1st...
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reintegrated as a state. The territory around Torgau did not return to the state and joined Saxony. Torgau is now the centre of the Nordsachsen district...
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Torgau, 28 September 1481 – d. Torgau?, some days later / d. Torgau?, young after 1498) [?] John (b. and d. Torgau, 24 June 1484) John (b. Torgau, 2...
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Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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lavish wedding ceremony, preceded by an elaborate procession, took place in Torgau on 9 February 1527. They had four sons. After the death of his father in...
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IV-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Torgau, Saxony, about 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Leipzig. The camp comprised two...
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summary has received the name of the "Torgau Articles". On 3 April, the elector and reformers started from Torgau, and reached Coburg on 23 April. There...
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of Mecklenburg, also spelled Sophia (18 December 1481 – 12 July 1503 in Torgau) was a German noblewoman. She was a Duchess of Mecklenburg by birth and...
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Soviet Union through the Warsaw Pact. Govan, Gregory G., The Spirit of Torgau, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Russia Dzharmukhambetov, Miral (2021-05-08)...
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Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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