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Kolberg (film)

Kolberg is a 1945 German historical film directed by Veit Harlan. One of the last films of the Third Reich, it was intended as a Nazi propaganda piece to buoy the will of the German population to resist the Allies.

The film is based on the autobiography of Joachim Nettelbeck, mayor of Kolberg in western Pomerania, and on a play drawn from the book by Paul Heyse. It tells the story of the defence of the besieged fortress town of Kolberg against French troops between April and July 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars. In reality, the city's defense, led by then- Lieutenant Colonel August von Gneisenau, held out until the war was ended by the Treaty of Tilsit. In the film, the French abandon the siege.

Kolberg (disambiguation)

Kolberg may refer to:

  • Kolberg (surname)
  • Kolberg (film), 1945 Nazi propaganda film
  • SMS Kolberg, German warship from World War I
  • district of Großkarolinenfeld, Bavaria
  • Kolberg, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Door County, USA
Kolberg (surname)

Kolberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Oskar Kolberg (1814–1890), Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer
  • Martin Kolberg (born 1949), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Elmer Kolberg (born 1916), American football player in the National Football League