ðə tˈaʊn wʌz fˈɜːst ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðə fˈɪfθ ɡˈɑːɹdz mˈɛkɐnˌaɪzd kˈɔːɹ ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, bˌʌt dʒˈɜːmən vˈɛɹmæxt ænd wˈɑːfən ˌɛsˈɛs tɹˈuːps mˈænɪdʒd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɚɹə ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm, fˈaɪnəli ɹᵻtɹˈiːɾɪŋ ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti θɹˈiː.
The town was first occupied by the 5th Guards Mechanised Corps on April 21, 1945, but German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS troops managed to return for a short time, finally retreating on April 23.