World War II: Capitulation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" id="mw8Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> garrison in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poznań" id="mw8g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Poznań">Poznań</a>. The city is liberated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" id="mw8w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1939–45)" id="mw9A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="History of Poland (1939–45)">Polish</a> forces.