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    Torgau (German: [ˈtɔʁɡaʊ̯] ) is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen. Outside...
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    Elbe Day (redirect from Handshake of Torgau)
    1945, is the day Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in...
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  • Torgau is a town in Saxony, Germany. Torgau may also refer to: Torgau-Oschatz, a former district in Saxony, Germany from 1996 to 2008 League of Torgau...
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    Torgau-Oschatz is a former district (Kreis) in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt...
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    Infantry Division (United States) of the United States First Army near Torgau, on the Elbe River. These manoeuvres had broken the German forces south...
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    Dresden 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 Prague 7 6 5 4 3 2 1    In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian...
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  • the latter sixteenth century. They met from April 9 to June 7, 1576 in Torgau, the seat of government of the Electorate of Saxony at the time. They were...
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  • The League of Torgau (German: Torgauer Bund) was an alliance of Lutheran princes, including Philip of Hesse and John of Saxony, which was formed 27 February...
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  • Torgau (foaled 1997) was an Irish-bred, British-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 1999 she won the Group Two Cherry Hinton...
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  • Torgau is a board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) in 1974 that simulates the Battle of Torgau between Prussians and Austrians in 1760...
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    Loebner, located in Torgau, Germany, is the world's oldest toy store. The first documented mention of the shop in the history of Torgau goes back to the...
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    John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (category People from Torgau)
    John Frederick I (30 June 1503 in Torgau – 3 March 1554 in Weimar), called the Magnanimous, was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) and head of the Schmalkaldic...
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    Torgau – 8 December 1521, Odense), married on 6 September 1478 to King John I of Denmark Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (17 January 1463, Torgau –...
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    Louis (Torgau, 28 September 1481 – Torgau?, some days later / Torgau?, young after 1498) [?]. John (born and died Torgau, 24 June 1484). John (Torgau, 2 December...
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  • Ravensbrück women concentration camp. Dior was subsequently forced to work in the Torgau military prison, in the Buchenwald's satellite camp of Abberode, and finally...
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    flank and Cavalry Mechanized Group of the 1st Ukrainian Front. Spremberg–Torgau Offensive Operation (16–25 April 1945) by the southern flank of the 1st...
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    Holy Saturday, Luther sent Leonhard Köppe, a merchant and councillor of Torgau who regularly delivered herring to the convent. The nuns escaped by hiding...
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    and Lacy finally faced each other on 3 November near Torgau, where the succeeding Battle of Torgau proved very costly for both sides. In the end the Prussians...
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    Infantry Division. He belonged to a scouting party which crossed the Elbe in Torgau on April 25, 1945, and met Soviet troops on the other bank. Polowsky, who...
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    Soviet Union through the Warsaw Pact. Govan, Gregory G., The Spirit of Torgau, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Russia Dzharmukhambetov, Miral (2021-05-08)...
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    Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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    Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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    The siege of Torgau (18 October 1813 – 10 January 1814) was a siege in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The French-held fortress on the Elbe was besieged...
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    lavish wedding ceremony, preceded by an elaborate procession, took place in Torgau on 9 February 1527. They had four sons. After the death of his father in...
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  • IV-D was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp located in the town of Torgau, Saxony, about 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Leipzig. The camp comprised two...
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    Torgau, 28 September 1481 – d. Torgau?, some days later / d. Torgau?, young after 1498) [?] John (b. and d. Torgau, 24 June 1484) John (b. Torgau, 2...
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    Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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    Pirna Rossbach Sonnenstein Hochkirch Torgau (siege) Wittenberg (1759) Torgau (2nd siege) Dresden (surrender) Torgau (1759) Korbitz Hoyerswerda Sackwitz...
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    commemorative coin of 1995 depicting Soviet and American troops meeting at Torgau in 1945. It shows the 50-star U.S. flag, first used in 1960, instead of...
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  • summary has received the name of the "Torgau Articles". On 3 April, the elector and reformers started from Torgau, and reached Coburg on 23 April. There...
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