ABSTRACT
Kolberg was a small port which stood at the mouth of the Persante River in the centre of an otherwise empty stretch of the sandy East Pomeranian coast. It was famous in Prussian history for having undergone five sieges, most notably by the French in 1807 (seep. 287). In 1872, however, it was stripped of its military role. The fortifications were demolished in the course of the next year, and Kolberg survived undisturbed until it was again declared a ‘fortress’ in November 1944.
