Battle of Poznań

When

24 Jan 1945 – 23 Feb 1945

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

52.40° N, 16.92° E

Description

1945

War

World War II

WWII battle in Poland

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 (Posen) in occupied Poland. The defeat of the German garrison required a month-long reduction of fortified positions, urban combat, and a final assault on the city's citadel by the Red Army, complete with medieval touches.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die fast einen Monat lang währende Schlacht um Posen endet mit der Kapitulation der letzten deutschen Verteidiger in der Zitadelle der Stadt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “prise de Posen par les Soviétiques”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000