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Poznań Fortress

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Poznań Fortress, known in German as Festung Posen (Polish: Twierdza Poznań) was a set of fortifications in the city of Poznań (German: Posen) in western Poland, built under Prussian rule in the 19th and early 20th centuries. [1]

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Święty Marcin

Święty Marcin ("Saint Martin"), in full ulica Święty Marcin ("Saint Martin Street"), is a main central street in the city of Poznań in western Poland.

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Battle of Poznań (1945)

The Battle of Poznań (Battle of Posen) during World War II in 1945 was a massive 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 occupied Poland.

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Caponier

A caponier is a type of defensive structure in a fortification.

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Ernst Ludwig von Aster

Ernst Ludwig von Aster (October 5, 1778 - February 10, 1855) was a German officer and a highly decorated Prussian, Saxon and Russian general of the German Campaign of 1813 and the War of the Seventh Coalition.

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Fort VII

Fort VII, officially Konzentrationslager Posen (renamed later), was a Nazi German death camp set up in Poznań in German-occupied Poland during World War II, located in one of the 19th-century forts circling the city.

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Fort Winiary

Fort Winiary was part of Festung Posen ("Fortress Poznań"), a system of defensive fortifications around the Polish city of Poznań.

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Grunwald, Poznań

Grunwald is a part of the city of Poznań in western Poland.

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History of Poznań

Poznań, today Poland's fifth largest city, is also one of the country's oldest cities, and was an important political and religious center in the early Polish state of the 10th century.

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Imperial Castle, Poznań

The Imperial Castle in Poznań, popularly called Zamek (Zamek Cesarski w Poznaniu, Königliches Residenzschloss Posen), is a palace in Poznań, in Poland.

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List of cities with defensive walls

The following cities have or historically had defensive walls.

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List of forts

This is a list for articles on notable historic forts which may or may not be under current active use by a military.

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List of star forts

This is a list of star forts.

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Ostrów Tumski, Poznań

Ostrów Tumski (Polish pronunciation:, meaning "Cathedral Island"; German Dom Insel) is an island between two branches of the river Warta in the city of Poznań in western Poland.

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Poznań

Poznań (Posen; known also by other historical names) is a city on the Warta River in west-central Poland, in the Greater Poland region.

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Poznań (disambiguation)

Poznań is a city in west-central Poland.

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Stalag XXI-D

Stalag XXI-D was a German World War II PoW Camp based in Poznań (Posnan), Poland.

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Stare Miasto, Poznań

Stare Miasto is a part of the city of Poznań in western Poland.

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Timeline of Poznań

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Poznań, Poland.

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V Corps (German Empire)

The V Army Corps / V AK (V.) was a corps level command of the Prussian and then the Imperial German Armies from the 19th century to World War I. Originating in 1815 as the General Command for the Grand Duchy of Posen (later called the Province of Posen) with headquarters in Posen.

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Walter Petzel

Walter Petzel (1883–1965) was a German officer, who finished as a General of Artillery in the Second World War.

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Festung Posen, Fortifications of Poznań, Posen Fortress, Poznan Fortress, Stronghold Poznań, Twierdza Poznań.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poznań_Fortress

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