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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...
- 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...
- (German:
Festungs-Division
Kreta - FDK). In the
summer of 1942, FDK was
split to form the
smaller Fortress Brigade Kreta (German:
Festungs-Brigade Kreta...
- 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...
- Regiment)
Festungs KGr. 5 (Battalion size)
Festungs KGr. 6 (
Festungs infantry Battalion 1449 + 1
Police company)
Festungs KGr. 7
Festungs KGr. 8
Festungs infantry...
- 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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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...
- Königstein
Fortress (German:
Festung Königstein), the "Saxon Bastille", is a
hilltop fortress near Dresden, in
Saxon Switzerland, Germany,
above the town...
- The
Battle of Königsberg, also
known as the Königsberg offensive, was one of the last
operations of the East
Prussian offensive during World War II. In...
