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Festung Warschau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Festung Warschau (German for Fortress Warsaw) was the name applied in German language to Warsaw when the city was defended, which happened under various constellations in the course of history, with and without involvement of German-speaking troops. |
 | | In the 20th century, the term Festung Warschau was used three times under German participation, when Russians defended against Germans in October of 1914, and during World War II, Poles vs. Germans in September 1939, and Germans vs. Soviets from September 1944 to January 1945. |
 | | Later in the war, the "Festung" concept that was to be illustrated by the propaganda film Kolberg which reminds of that city's defense against Napoleon in 1807, was also applied to German cities like Königsberg, Breslau, Frankfurt (Oder) and Berlin. |
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