The city was the scene of a successful counter-attack by the German Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland in the autumn of 1944 and the aftermath of the fighting was the scene of several propaganda photographs in which the name of the city was prominently featured.
The city was the site of a successful counter-attack by the German Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland in the fall of 1944, which led to numerous propaganda photos that highlighted the city's name.