Torgau

Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. The town is well known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces met with forces of the Soviet Union during the invasion of Germany on April 25, 1945.

Town
Coat of arms
Location of Torgau within Nordsachsen district
Coordinates: 51°33′37″N 13°0′20″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Nordsachsen
Municipal assoc.	Torgau
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Staude (SPD)
Area
• Total	102.53 km2 (39.59 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2011-12-31)
• Total	20,887
• Density	203.716/km2 (527.62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04860
Vehicle registration	TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO
Website	www.torgau.de

This marked the beginning of the line of contact between Soviet and American forces, but not the occcupation zones. In fact the area surrounding Torgau at first occupied by U.S. forces was later, in July 1945, given over to Soviet forces.

Torgau Media

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  Map of Torgau and the surrounding area (around 1770)

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  In an arranged photo commemorating the meeting of the Soviet and American armies, 2nd Lt. William Robertson (U.S. Army) and Lt. Alexander Silvashko (Red Army) stand facing one another with hands clasped and arms around each other's shoulders. In the background are two flags and a poster.

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  Photo of Georg von Siemens

Other websites

Media related to Torgau at Wikimedia Commons

• http://www.torgau.de
• http://www.torgau-oschatz.info Archived 2004-10-15 at the Wayback Machine