How the Red Army Cracked Hitler's 'Impregnable' Fortress in 30 Days

#ww2history #wwii #militaryhistory Hitler Called It Impregnable — The Red Army Cracked It in Thirty Days In January nineteen forty-five Hitler declared Poznan a fortress and ordered the garrison to hold to the last man behind Soviet lines. Chuikov's Eighth Guards Army — the same men who held Stalingrad — took apart a ring of eighteen Prussian forts and a brick citadel, fort by fort, room by room. This is the story of how method beat walls. In this video: ✅ Why Poznan's rail junction made it a cork in the Soviet advance ✅ The nineteenth-century fort ring and the Citadel's dry ditch ✅ How Soviet storm groups reduced the city with flame, charges and point-blank guns ✅ The Mattern and Gonell command drama inside the doomed garrison ✅ The assault bridge that finally put Soviet tanks on the Citadel hill Get the Poznan Quick Facts PDF: [link to site] Explore more Eastern Front breakdowns: [playlist link] 👍 Like and subscribe for more on how the Red Army cracked Hitler's fortresses. Which fortress city should we break down next? Drop it in the comments. #WW2 #EasternFront #Poznan #Chuikov #RedArmy #Stalingrad #Festung #VistulaOder #MilitaryHistory #Sappers