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Word: torun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...latest Red Army offensive, many German "hedgehog" strong points had been overrun, but many had stood as outposts for a possible Nazi counter-drive. Among them had been Poznan, Torun, Schneidernühl, Arnswalde, Grudziadz, Breslau. Of these pockets of resistance, only two still stood this week: Grudziadz (on the Polish Corridor approaches to Danzig) and Breslau-and both appeared doomed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: EASTERN FRONT: Fall of the Hedgehogs | 3/5/1945 | See Source »

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