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Battle of Poznań (1945)
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The Battle of Poznań during World War II in 1945 was an assault by the Soviet Union's Red Army that had as its objective the elimination of the Nazi German garrison in the stronghold city of Poznań in
The Poznań town hall, damaged by Soviet artillery fire during the siege
The Poznań town hall, damaged by Soviet artillery fire during the siege
Soviet artillery fires during the battle
Soviet artillery fires during the battle
Soviet troops rush down a street
Soviet troops rush down a street
Fort Winiary
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Fort Winiary was part of Festung Posen, a system of defensive fortifications around the Polish city of Poznań.
Battle of Poznań (1945)
…Stalingrad. The defenders made use of some of the surviving Festung Posen fortifications that had been built during Prussian rule in the 19th century. The Fort Winiary citadel stood on a hill to the north of the city centre. Around the perimeter of the city were 18 massively built forts, spaced at intervals of about…
Part of the remaining fortifications: Ravelin I
Part of the remaining fortifications: Ravelin I
Bastion I
Bastion I