Breslau in WW2 History | World War II Database

17 Jan 1885

Germany

Nikolaus Jastrzembski was born in Breslau, Prussia. ww2dbase [Nikolaus von Falkenhorst | Breslau | CPC]

4 Feb 1906

Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in Breslau, Province of Silesia, Prussia, Germany. ww2dbase [Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Breslau | CPC]

15 Feb 1945

Germany

Soviet 3rd Guards Tank Army and Soviet 4th Tank Army surrounded Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). ww2dbase [Silesian Offensive and the Siege of Breslau | Breslau, Niederschlesien | CPC]

2 Mar 1945

Germany

German General of the Infantry Hermann Niehoff was named the commanding officer of the Fortress City of Breslau. ww2dbase [Silesian Offensive and the Siege of Breslau | Breslau, Niederschlesien | CPC]

27 Apr 1945

Germany

Before dawn, German Luftwaffe wing KG 4 flew its final supply mission to Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) as 30 He 111 aircraft dropped 24 tons of ammunition to the German garrison in the city. ww2dbase [Silesian Offensive and the Siege of Breslau | Breslau, Niederschlesien | CPC]

6 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 6 May 1945

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