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Thus Fell the Last Stronghold of the Third Reich. the Mysterious Disappearance of the Gauleiter of Lower Silesia.

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The defense of Wrocław, the last stronghold of the Third Reich, lasted over 80 days. The battle ended on May 6, 1945. That same day, Karl Hanke, Gauleiter of Lower Silesia, who had been appointed Heinrich Himmler's successor a few days earlier and was largely responsible for the city's destruction, left the "Festung Breslau." However, the criminal was never brought to justice, and the circumstances of his death remain unclear to this day.
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The defense of Wrocław, the last stronghold of the Third Reich, lasted over 80 days. The battle ended on May 6, 1945. That same day, Karl Hanke, Gauleiter of Lower Silesia, who had been appointed Heinrich Himmler's successor a few days earlier and was largely responsible for the city's destruction, left the "Festung Breslau." However, the criminal was never brought to justice, and the circumstances of his death remain unclear to this day.

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Onet broke the news in Poland on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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