Battles near or Sieges of
Danzig (Gdańsk) took place several times in the
history of Danzig
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. The most notable are:
*
Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk) in 1308. This event involved several parties
*
Siege of Danzig (1577) by king
Stefan Batory, following the
Danzig rebellion
The rebellion of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) was a revolt from December 1575 to December 1577 of the city against the outcome of the 1576 Polish–Lithuanian royal election. The Polish throne was contested by Stephen Báthory and the Holy Roman ...
. Inconclusive, lifted as a compromise was negotiated
* Siege of Danzig (1626–1629) – one or more unsuccessful Swedish sieges during that period
*
Battle of Oliva
The Battle of Oliwa, also known as the Battle of Oliva or the Battle of Gdańsk Roadstead, was a naval battle that took place on 28 November, 1627, slightly north of the port of Gdańsk, Danzig off of the coast of the village of Oliwa, Oliva du ...
1627: naval battle in the vicinity of
Oliwa (currently part of
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
)
*
Siege of Danzig (1655–1660): Unsuccessful siege by Swedish forces in the
''Deluge''
*
Siege of Danzig (1734)
The siege of Danzig of 1734 was the Russian encirclement (22 February – 30 June) and capture of the Polish city-port of Gdańsk, during the War of Polish Succession. It was the first time that troops of France and Russia had met as foes in the ...
: Russians capture the city during the
War of the Polish Succession
*
Siege of Danzig (1807)
The siege of Danzig (19 March – 24 May 1807) was the French encirclement and capture of Danzig during the War of the Fourth Coalition. On 19 March 1807, around 27,000 French troops under Marshal Lefebvre besieged around 14,400 Prussian tro ...
: French capture the city from Prussians during the
War of the Fourth Coalition
*
Siege of Danzig (1813)
The siege of Danzig (16 January 1813 – 2 January 1814) was a siege of the city of Danzig during the War of the Sixth Coalition by Russian and Prussian forces against Jean Rapp's permanent French garrison, which had been augmented by soldie ...
: Russian forces against French Army.
* Events starting on 1 September 1939
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Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig
**
Battle of Westerplatte – German battleship vs. the Polish fortified ammunition depot
**
Battle of the Danzig Bay – German aircraft against Polish vessels
* in 1945, the Soviet Army takes over the city during the
East Pomeranian Offensive. For details, see
Siege of Danzig (1945)
The siege of Danzig was launched by the Red Army against Nazi Germany in March 1945.
Background
On 14 January, the 2nd Belorussian Front started an attack against the 2nd Army from their garrison in Pułtusk, and in the next ten days, they wou ...
.
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