Battle of Kolberg (1945)
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The Battle of Kolberg or Battle of Kołobrzeg (also, battle for Festung Kolberg) was the taking of the city of Kolberg, now the city of Kołobrzeg, in Pomerania by the Soviet Army and its Polish allies from Nazi German forces during the World War II East Pomeranian Offensive. Between 4 and 18 March 1945 there was major urban fighting of the Soviet and Polish forces against the German army for the control over the city. The Germans succeeded in evacuating much of their military personnel and refugees from the city via sea before it was taken by the Poles on 18 March.
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Battle of Kolberg | |||||||
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Part of the East Pomeranian Offensive, Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Kołobrzeg (Kolberg) in 1945. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany |
Soviet Union (From 8 March) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fritz Fullriede | Stanislav Poplavsky | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
8,000 - 15,000 personnel 18 tanks 1 armoured train 60 artillery pieces 2 heavy cruisers |
28,000+ personnel (From 12 March) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
KIA: unknown ~2,000 captured |
1,206 killed and missing
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