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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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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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Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (German:
Festung Ehrenbreitstein, IPA: [ˌfɛstʊŋ ˈeːʁənbʁaɪtʃtaɪn] ) is a
fortress in the
German state of Rhineland-Palatinate...
- 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...
- months, with the
defense lasting around 60 days. The
building was
labelled Festung ("Fortress") on
German maps.
Pavlov was
awarded the Hero of the Soviet...
- Germany.
Included are
castles (German: Burg, Schloss),
forts (German:
Festung),
palaces (German: Schloss, Palais, Palast),
country or
stately homes and...
- Königstein
Fortress (German:
Festung Königstein), the "Saxon Bastille", is a
hilltop fortress near Dresden, in
Saxon Switzerland, Germany,
above the town...
- In the
German language,
Festung Warschau ("Fortress Warsaw") is the term used to
refer to a
fortified and well-defended Warsaw. In the 20th century, the...
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Hohensalzburg Fortress (German:
Festung Hohensalzburg, lit. 'High
Salzburg Fortress') is a
large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria. It...
- In
August 1944,
Adolf Hitler declared the city of
Breslau a
fortress (
Festung), and
ordered that it must be
defended at all costs. He
named Karl Hanke...
