Historical place archive

Breslau in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Breslau in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records7 event labels5 people1742–1935

Historical events in Breslau

1742

11 June 1742
Treaty of Breslau
Frederick II the Great · Silesian War, 1st

Treaty signed by Frederick & Maria Theresa, Prussia gains upper & lower Silesia. A peace Treaty is signed after Prussian victory over Austria at Chotusitz

1757

8 December 1757
Capture of Breslau
Frederick II the Great · Seven Years War

Captures Breslau after the Battle of Leuthen

1853

2 May 1853
Birth of Max von Gallwitz
Max von Gallwitz · Military

Birth of Max von Gallwitz

1882

11 December 1882
Birth of Max Born
Max Born · Physics

Max Born is born in Breslau, Germany.

11 December 1882
Max Born Born
Max Born · Physics

The future quantum physicist and Nobel laureate is born.

1934

30 June 1934
Purge
Oskar Heines · NSDAP Government

Hearing of the attempted "Putsch" turns himself in to Gestapo headquarters, executed

1935

1935
Chief of Staff
Erich Marcks · Military

Appointed Chief of Staff of the VIII Army Corps

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Breslau. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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