Grande Armée marched through Landsberg on their way to Russia. About 40,000 French soldiers camped at the Landsberg area before marching on and had to be supplied with rations by the inhabitants. 20th century In 1871 Landsberg became part of Germany. In 1898, it was connected to the railway-line, and in 1908, a municipal gas factory was established, which is today a technical museum. In the beginning of World War I, Russian troops conquered the town for a few days in late August 1914. Owing to some shootings by German soldiers, the post office, one house, and several barns were burned down and seven civilians were executed. A railway bridge was blown up. German troops reconquered the town on 2 September 1914 without fighting. In February 1945, the town and its periphery was the scene for fierce battles between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army, which finally conquered the town on 2 February 1945. As an important travel nexus, a large number of civilians trying to escape from East Prussia were captured here. On 19 June 1945 representatives of the Polish administration came to the town and took over administrative power from the Soviet commandant. Following the Potsdam Conference, the German-speaking population was expelled in 1946/47, and the town was resettled with Polish citizens. The town was renamed to obtain the proper Polish name of Górowo. Along with Poles, especially from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union, a remarkable number of people of Ukraine nationality were settled by force in the area of Gorowo through Operation Vistula in 1947. Today a Ukrainian boarding school exists in Gorowo, and the former Lutheran church is used by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Sports The local football team is Cresovia Górowo Iławeckie. It competes in the lower leagues. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Górowo Iławeckie is twinned with: Verden an der Aller, Lower Saxony, Germany Bagrationovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia Pustomyty, Ukraine References Bibliography Horst Schulz, Preußisch Eylau - eine Kreisstadt in Ostpreußen, Lübeck 1998 (German) Horst Schulz, Der Kreis Preußisch Eylau, Verden 1983 (German) Miroslaw Mycio, Monografia Miasta Gorowo Ilaweckie, Gorowo 2001 External links Official website Cities and towns in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Bartoszyce County Populated places established in the 14th century