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After the opening of the [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]] in [[1936]], a sub-camp was opened in the town, where slave labourers were forced to work in a weapons plant. With the approach of the Red Army, on [[April 23]], [[1945]], the Wehrmacht executed 127 [[Italy|Italian]] [[Prisoner of War|POWs]], who were interned in the camp[http://www.swr.de/report/archiv/sendungen/050321/05/frames.html]. Between [[April 24]] and [[May 1]], [[1945]], much [[Battle of Halbe|fighting]] occurred around the town, between the [[Wehrmacht]] and the [[Red Army|Soviet]] [[Soviet 5th Guards Mechanised Corps|5th Guards Mechanised Corps]]. |
After the opening of the [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp]] in [[1936]], a sub-camp was opened in the town, where slave labourers were forced to work in a weapons plant. With the approach of the Red Army, on [[April 23]], [[1945]], the Wehrmacht executed 127 [[Italy|Italian]] [[Prisoner of War|POWs]], who were interned in the camp[http://www.swr.de/report/archiv/sendungen/050321/05/frames.html]. Between [[April 24]] and [[May 1]], [[1945]], much [[Battle of Halbe|fighting]] occurred around the town, between the [[Wehrmacht]] and the [[Red Army|Soviet]] [[Soviet 5th Guards Mechanised Corps|5th Guards Mechanised Corps]]. |
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During the last days of April and first days of May, 1945, [[Red Army]] soldiers executed approximately 1000 civilian inhabitants of the city, mostly men. They were taken into the forest and shot.[http://archiv.tagesspiegel.de/archiv/21.06.2006/2612240.pnn] A memorial commemorates the fate of the 1000 civilians executed by the Red Army, as well as that of the 127 Italian POWs executed by the Wehrmacht. |
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The town suffered damages during the war, although the historic town centre remained intact. Since [[1945]], the town's economy concentrates in [[cattle]] cultivation. In [[2005]], it had 8,548 residents. The mayor of Treuenbrietzen is Michael Knappe, of the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]. |
The town suffered damages during the war, although the historic town centre remained intact. Since [[1945]], the town's economy concentrates in [[cattle]] cultivation. In [[2005]], it had 8,548 residents. The mayor of Treuenbrietzen is Michael Knappe, of the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]. |
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==Links== |
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* [http://www.treuenbrietzen.de/| Treuenbrietzen Homepage] {{de icon}} |
* [http://www.treuenbrietzen.de/| Treuenbrietzen Homepage] {{de icon}} |
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* [http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/archiv/21.06.2006/2610181.asp ''"Stadt ohne Männer"''] (the city without men) [[Der Tagesspiegel]] 21-06-2006 {{de icon}} |
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Revision as of 17:38, 26 October 2006
Template:Infobox Town DE Treuenbrietzen is a town in the Bundesland of Brandenburg, Germany.
The town exists since the Middle Ages and first written evidence about it is from 1217. During the Reformation, Martin Luther came in 1537 to preach in the town, but his way to the church was blocked. He preached instead under a basswood, which is called to this day Lutherlinde.
During the Industrial Revolution, several textile factories have been founded in the town.
After the opening of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1936, a sub-camp was opened in the town, where slave labourers were forced to work in a weapons plant. With the approach of the Red Army, on April 23, 1945, the Wehrmacht executed 127 Italian POWs, who were interned in the camp[1]. Between April 24 and May 1, 1945, much fighting occurred around the town, between the Wehrmacht and the Soviet 5th Guards Mechanised Corps.
The town suffered damages during the war, although the historic town centre remained intact. Since 1945, the town's economy concentrates in cattle cultivation. In 2005, it had 8,548 residents. The mayor of Treuenbrietzen is Michael Knappe, of the FDP.