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Festung is the
German word for fortress.
Although it is not in
common usage in English, it is used in
contexts related to
Central European, especially...
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defense lasting around 60 days. The
building was
labelled Festung ("Fortress") on
German maps.
Pavlov was
awarded the Hero of the Soviet...
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German language,
Festung Warschau ("Fortress Warsaw") is the term used to
refer to a
fortified and well-defended Warsaw. In the 20th century, the...
- Die
Festung ('The Fortress') is a German-language
novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, the
sequel to his 1973 Das Boot. It was
published in 1995 by Hoffmann...
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Festung Norwegen (transl. Fortress Norway) was the
extensive defense and
fortification system constructed in Norway, part of the
Atlantic Wall, after...
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authorize a withdrawal,
Adolf Hitler had
declared Budapest a
fortress city (
Festung Budapest),
which was to be
defended to the last man.
Waffen SS General...
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Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (German:
Festung Ehrenbreitstein, IPA: [ˌfɛstʊŋ ˈeːʁənbʁaɪtʃtaɪn] ) is a
fortress in the
German state of Rhineland-Palatinate...
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Fortress Crete (German:
Festung Kreta) was the term used
during World War II by the
German occupation forces to
refer to the
garrison and fortification...
- The Dömitz
Fortress (German:
Festung Dömitz) is a
bastion fort in Dömitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was
built by John
Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow...
- Königstein
Fortress (German:
Festung Königstein), the "Saxon Bastille", is a
hilltop fortress near Dresden, in
Saxon Switzerland, Germany,
above the town...
