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Festung Breslau

One of the biggest events to ever rock Wrocław, the epic 80 day siege of 1945 cost tens of thousands of lives, and left the town a smouldering heap of ruins. One of the most savage sieges in modern history, the ‘Battle for Breslau’ rates as one of the biggest human tragedies of WWII.

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Aftermath

For the survivors the end of the war unleashed a new enemy. It’s estimated that approximately two million German women were raped by Red Army soldiers, and Breslau proved no exception as marauding packs of drunk troops sought to celebrate victory. Read_on (1 Comment)

Further Reading

MICROCOSM:Portrait of a Central European CityNorman Davies & Roger MoorehouseA cracking book by Davies, the guru of Polish history writing. Read_on (No Comments)

Prelude

Prior to WWII Wrocław, or Breslau as it was then known, was something of a model nazi city, with a staggering 200,000 of its citizens voting for Hitler’s NSDAP party in the 1933 elections. Read_on (No Comments)

Siege

On February 16, 1945 months of waiting finally came to an end. The Red Army launched a ferocious attack on the city, throwing hundreds of tanks into the fray. Read_on (1 Comment)