Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Wrocław: contested ground

The ground around Wrocław was fought over 3 times between 1757 and 1945: 1 battle and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of BreslauSiege of BreslauBattle of BreslauBattle of BreslauWarsawPragueKrakówDresdenŁódźKatowiceGliwiceKielce200 km51.114N, 17.034E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Breslau, 1757Siege of Breslau, 1757Siege of Breslau, 194517571945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 November 1757Battle of BreslauWrocławSeven Years' War
7 December 1757Siege of BreslauWrocławThird Silesian War
23 January 1945Siege of BreslauWrocławWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.