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    Gütersloh. Originally a sanatorium. Werl. Located in a Franciscan monastery. Wesel Mannschaftslager Burg Steinfurt. A camp for British prisoners. Dortmund...
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  • Königgrätz - Sicherheitspolitik des deutschen Bundes. Oldenbourg, München 1996 ISBN 3-486-56143-X Festung Mainz Bundesfestung Rastatt Bundesfestung Ulm...
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    justify the flooding. However, Hitler ordered for Fortress Holland (German: Festung Holland) to be held at any price. Much of the northern Netherlands remained...
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  • Battle of Kolberg concludes with the Baltic seaport (designated a key Festung (fortress) by the Germans) taken by Polish and Soviet forces and ethnic...
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    in a fortress town in the 19th century]". In Schmidtchen, Volker (ed.). Festung, Garnison, Bevölkerung: historische Aspekte der Festungsforschung ; die...
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