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German WWII strongholds
Towards the end of World War II, the German leadership had not accepted defeat, but had begun to realise that a considerable attack on the Reich was inevitable. One of the tactics decided on, probably through a direct decision of Adolf Hitler to resist the advance was the creation of strongholds (called Festung or Fortresses in German) where the defenders were ordered to defend them at all costs.
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