Gresse

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

53°25′N 10°45′E / 53.417°N 10.750°E / 53.417; 10.750CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.Boizenburg-Land Government • MayorWerner HornbacherArea • Total21.25 km² (8.20 sq mi)Elevation24 m (79 ft)Population • Total727 • Density34/km² (89/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes038842Vehicle registrationLWLWebsitewww.amtboizenburgland.de

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