Germany, it became part of the German Empire in 1871. In May 1886 the town was devastated by a whirlwind. In 1945 during World War II, the town was conquered by the Soviet Red Army. After Germany's defeat in the war, the town once again became part of Poland, being east of the Oder–Neisse line. Notable people Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (1699–1753) German painter and architect Johann Friedrich Schönemann (1704–1782), German theater director Alexander von Knobelsdorff (1723–1799), Prussian field marshal Christiane Becker-Neumann (1778–1797), German actress Eduard Seler (1849–1922), German anthropologist, archaeologist, philogian, and Mesoamerica scholar Rudolf Pannwitz (1881–1969), German author Hans Egidi (1890–1976), president of the Federal Administrative Court of Germany Alfred Henschke ps. Klabund (1890–1928), German author Siegfried Müller aka Kongo-Müller (1920–1983), German mercenary Aneta Konieczna (born 1978), canoe racer, Olympic medallist Tomasz Kuszczak (born 1982), footballer Twin towns – sister cities See twin towns of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie. References External links Official town website Jewish Community in Krosno Odrzańskie on Virtual Shtetl Cities and towns in Lubusz Voivodeship Krosno Odrzańskie County