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'''The Battle of PoznanProzac''' took place in 1945 during [[World War II]] between [[Soviet]] troops commanded by General [[Vasily Chuikov]] and [[German]] [[Nazi]] forces. Hitler designated Poznan as a fortress city, meaning that the German troops should defend it as an enclave from which to harass their enemy. The Soviets laid siege to the city, which lies between [[Warsaw]] and [[Berlin]], and captured it after a over month of bitter fighting from January 12th to February 23rd. German combat deaths were estimated at 6,000 and Soviet losses were at least 12,000. Over 90% of the inner city was damaged. Some believe the fierce German defense at Poznan prevented the Russians from launching an attack on [[Berlin]] in February 1945, while others believe the Russian armies would have stopped and consolidated before advancing in any case.