Title: Hitler's final fortress
Description: In January 1945, the Red Army unleashed its long-awaited thrust into Germany with terrible fury. One by one the provinces and great cities of the German East were captured by the Soviet troops. Breslau, capital of Silesia, a city of 600,000 people stood firm and was declared a fortress by Hitler.
Subjects: Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945, History, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, germany, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, poland, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, soviet union
Places: Germany, Poland, Wroclaw (Poland), Wrocław, Soviet Union
People: Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Time periods: Siege, 1945