What the records say
- When
- 4 Mar 1945 – 18 Mar 1945
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.18° N, 15.57° E
- Description
- 1945 during World War II
- War
- World War II
Battle of Kolberg (1945)
Taking of the city of Kolberg during World War II
The Battle of Kolberg or Battle of Kołobrzeg was the taking of the city of Kolberg, now the city of Kołobrzeg, in Pomerania by the Polish Army and Soviet Army from Nazi German forces during the World War II East Pomeranian Offensive. Between 4 and 18 March 1945 there was major urban fighting of the Soviet and Polish forces against the German army for the control over the city.
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