German World War II fortresses
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title:
German World War II fortresses
text:
German fortresses during World War II were bridgeheads, cities, islands and towns designated by Adolf Hitler as areas that were to be fortified and stocked with food and ammunition in order to hold out against Allied offensives. The fortress doctrine evolved towards the end of World War II, when the German leadership had not yet accepted defeat, but had begun to realize that drastic measures were required to forestall inevitable offensives on the Reich. The first such stronghold was Stalingrad.
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Strategic areas for Germany in WWII
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_World_War_II_fortresses
date created:
2004-10-12T22:08:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T01:17:04Z
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