In the autumn 1944, Germans fortified the city, preparing for a lengthy defence. On January 16, 1945, however, the Wehrmacht retreated after just one day of fighting. The city was restored to Poland, however, with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which remained in power until the Fall of Communism in the 1980s.
In the autumn 1944 Germans fortified the city preparing for a lengthy defence On January 16 1945 however the Wehrmacht retreated after just one day of fighting The city was restored to Poland however with a Soviet-installed communist regime which remained in power until the Fall of Communism in the 1980s