Pomeranian Wall
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Pomeranian Wall, Pomeranian Line or Pomeranian Position was a line of fortification
s constructed by Nazi Germany
in the Pomeranian
lakeland
region. It was constructed in two phases. In the years 1930-1935 it was constructed as a light defensive position in case of an attack from the Second Polish Republic
against the German republic. The line of fortifications stretched from Landsberg an der Warthe
(Gorzów Wielkopolski) to Baldenburg (Biały Bór) and Pollnow
(Polanów). The fortifications had several impressive strongpoints, particularly near Deutsch-Krone (Wałcz) and the 'Hangman Mountain'. Second phase took place during the Second World War, in 1944, when after a series of defeats on the Eastern Front
the Pomeranian Wall was renovated in order to stop the Red Army
advance. Various battles along the Pomeranian Wall took place particularly from January to March 1945, with the Red Army eventually breaking through the wall in various places.
Southern part of the position, near the Netze
(Noteć) river, was known as the Noteć Line (Wall, Position) - Netzestellung, Wał Noteci.
Fortification
Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs...
s constructed by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
in the Pomeranian
Pomeranian
Pomeranian is an adjective referring to Pomerania, an area divided between Poland and Germany.-Peoples and cultures:* Pomeranian Balts, ancient western Baltic people*Pomeranian culture, an Iron Age culture of earlier people in land later called Pomerania...
lakeland
Lakeland
Lakeland is primarily a toponym:*United States**Lakeland, Florida**Lakeland, Georgia**Lakeland, Louisiana**Lakeland, Michigan**Lakeland, Minnesota**Lakeland, New York**Lakeland, Tennessee**Lakeland Village, California*Canada...
region. It was constructed in two phases. In the years 1930-1935 it was constructed as a light defensive position in case of an attack from the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
against the German republic. The line of fortifications stretched from Landsberg an der Warthe
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...
(Gorzów Wielkopolski) to Baldenburg (Biały Bór) and Pollnow
Polanów
Polanów is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Koszalin County. It has 3,001 inhabitants .- Points of interest :* Gołogóra transmitter, a facility for FM-/TV-broadcasting with 2 guyed masts, which are 271 respectively 115 metres tall-External links:* *...
(Polanów). The fortifications had several impressive strongpoints, particularly near Deutsch-Krone (Wałcz) and the 'Hangman Mountain'. Second phase took place during the Second World War, in 1944, when after a series of defeats on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
the Pomeranian Wall was renovated in order to stop the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
advance. Various battles along the Pomeranian Wall took place particularly from January to March 1945, with the Red Army eventually breaking through the wall in various places.
Southern part of the position, near the Netze
Notec
Noteć is a river in central Poland with a length of 388 km and a basin area of 17,330 km². It is a tributary of the Warta river and lies completely within Poland....
(Noteć) river, was known as the Noteć Line (Wall, Position) - Netzestellung, Wał Noteci.