Gresse

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Gresse is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. During World War II, one of the German death marches of Allied prisoners-of-war passed through the town. Sixty of the prisoners-of-war died at Gresse on 19 April 1945 in a "friendly fire" incident when strafed by a flight of Royal Air Force Hawker Typhoons which mistook them for retreating German soldiers.

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Gresse
Am Hag'n Böken, Boizenburg-Land

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N 53.416666666667 °	E 10.75 °

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Am Hag'n Böken

Am Hag'n Böken
19258 Boizenburg-Land
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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