Łódź

City

Industrial city in central Poland that grew rapidly from textile mills in the 1800s; under German occupation it was renamed Litzmannstadt and held a large ghetto.

View on map 51.75° N, 19.47° E Wikipedia

Names

April 11, 1940 – January 19, 1945 Litzmannstadt

Held by

1789 – September 22, 1793 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth de facto
September 23, 1793 – July 9, 1807 Kingdom of Prussia de facto
July 22, 1807 – June 9, 1815 Duchy of Warsaw de facto
March 17, 1813 – December 20, 1813 Russian Empire de facto Military occupation
1867 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire de facto
November 11, 1914 – February 17, 1918 German Empire de facto Military occupation
December 6, 1917 – January 24, 1918 Russia de facto
November 11, 1918 – October 5, 1939 Poland de facto
September 8, 1939 – October 25, 1939 Germany de facto Military occupation
October 26, 1939 – May 8, 1945 Germany de facto
July 28, 1944 – January 19, 1945 Germany de facto Military occupation
since August 1, 1945 Poland de facto

Events here 2

June 25, 1905 Łódź insurrection
November 11 – December 6, 1914 Battle of Łódź (1914)