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Gresse

Coordinates: 53°25′N 10°45′E / 53.417°N 10.750°E / 53.417; 10.750
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Gresse
Location of Gresse within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Gresse is located in Germany
Gresse
Gresse
Gresse is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Gresse
Gresse
Coordinates: 53°25′N 10°45′E / 53.417°N 10.750°E / 53.417; 10.750
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Boizenburg-Land
Government
 • MayorWerner Hornbacher
Area
 • Total21.25 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total727
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19258
Dialling codes038842
Vehicle registrationLWL
Websitewww.amtboizenburgland.de
Church

Gresse is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. During World War II, one of the German death marches of Allied prisoners-of-war passed through the town. Sixty of the prisoners-of-war died at Gresse on 19 April 1945 in a "friendly fire" incident when strafed by a flight of Royal Air Force Hawker Typhoons which mistook them for retreating German soldiers.

References

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  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.