crown of England, which he was to regain a few months later in the year. Later history The Treaty of Breda was signed in the city on 31 July 1667, bringing to an end the Second Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch faced the same Charles II who had been their guest. Between 1746 and 1748 it was the site of the Congress of Breda, a series of talks between Britain and France aimed at bringing an end to the War of the Austrian Succession, which ultimately led to the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. During the Second World War, the city was under German occupation for over four years. During Operation Pheasant Breda was liberated following a successful outflanking manoeuvre planned and performed by forces of 1st Polish Armoured Division of General Maczek on 28 October 1944. Each year during Liberation Day festivities, Breda is visited by a large Polish contingent and the city of Breda reserves a special portion of the festivities for the fallen Polish soldiers. A museum and a monument honoring Maczek and the Polish 1st Armoured Division stands in the city center. General Maczek and many soldiers of his division are buried in the nearby Polish military cemetery. Breda was the site of one of the first panopticon prison establishments, Koepelgevangenis. This prison housed the only German war criminals ever to be imprisoned in the Netherlands for their war crimes during the Second World War. Known as "", or "Vier von Breda", they were Willy Paul Franz Lages, who was released in 1966 due to serious illness, Joseph Johann Kotälla, who died in prison in 1979, and Ferdinand aus der Fünten and Franz Fischer, who were both released in 1989 and died later the same year. Administration Breda (city) (≈180,000) (former village absorbed by city agglomeration) Princenhage (former village absorbed by city agglomeration) Prinsenbeek (≈11,500) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997) Bavel (≈7,000) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997) Teteringen (≈6,500) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997) Ulvenhout (≈4,700) (added at the municipal reorganization in 1997) Administration The city of Breda is divided in 7 city sectors: Breda Centrum (Centre) Breda West (West) Breda Noord-West (Haagse Beemden) (Northwest) Breda Noord ( North) Breda Oost (East), which includes the Zandberg neighborhood Breda Zuid-Oost (Southeast) Breda Zuid (South) Topography Topographic map image of the city of Breda, March 2014. Click to enlarge. Economy