Operation Solstice
Operation Solstice (German: Unternehmen Sonnenwende), also known as Unternehmen Husarenritt or the "Stargard tank battle", was one of the last German armoured offensive operations on the Eastern Front in World War II.
Stargard [ˈstarɡart] (German: Stargard in Pommern; Kashubian: Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, with a population of 71,017 (2005). Situated on the Ina River it is the capital of Stargard County and since 1999 has been in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; prior to that it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998). Before World War II the town was in Prussia, Germany. The city's name is of Pomeranian (Kashubian) origin and stands for old (stari) town/city (gard or gôrd). It's one of the biggest towns of Szczecin agglomeration. Stargard is a major railroad junction, where the southwards connection from Szczecin splits into two directions - one towards Poznań and the other towards Gdańsk.
Population: 71,224
Latitude: 53° 20' 12.19" N
Longitude: 15° 02' 59.64" E
Operation Solstice (German: Unternehmen Sonnenwende), also known as Unternehmen Husarenritt or the "Stargard tank battle", was one of the last German armoured offensive operations on the Eastern Front in World War II.
Stargard Szczeciński [ˈstarɡart ʂt͡ʂɛˈt͡ɕiɲskʲi] (German: Stargard in Pommern; Kashubian: Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, with a population of 71,017 (2005). Situated on the Ina River it is the capital of Stargard County and since 1999 h…
Miedwie (Polish: Jezioro Miedwie, German: Madüsee) is a lake in Pomeranian Lakeland, West Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. It is 35 km² large, 16.2 km long and 3.2 km wide. Its maximum depth is 43.8 m.
Maszewo [maˈʂɛvɔ] (German: Massow) is a town in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,062 inhabitants (2004).
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World in Stargard Szczeciński is perhaps the most valuable architectural monument in Polish Western Pomerania.
Brama Młyńska (Mill Gate, also called "Harbor Gate" and "Water Gate") is an old city gate of Stargard Szczeciński, in Poland, which functioned also as a watergate. In medieval times the watch lowered a portcullis into the river for the night, which …
Żalęcino [ʐalɛnˈt͡ɕinɔ] (formerly German Sallentin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dolice, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Ulikowo [uliˈkɔvɔ] (German: Wulkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stargard Szczeciński, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Rzeplino [ʐɛˈplinɔ] (formerly German Repplin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dolice, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Parlino [parˈlinɔ] (German Parlin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Dąbrowa, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Okunica [ɔkuˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pyrzyce, within Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Motaniec [mɔˈtaɲet͡s] (German: Spaldingsfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylanka, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Maciejewo [mat͡ɕɛˈjɛvɔ] (German: Matzdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Kunowo [kuˈnɔvɔ] (German Kunow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylanka, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Kolonia Brudzewice [kɔˈlɔɲa brud͡zɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Suchań, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Klępino [klɛmˈpinɔ] (formerly German Klempin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stargard Szczeciński, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Kluczewo Airfield is a former Soviet airbase located in Kluczewo, a suburb of Stargard Szczeciński in Poland.
Grzędzice [ɡʐɛnˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (formerly German Seefeld) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stargard Szczeciński, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.