Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - MuHondo Yenyika II, Fort VII yakava nomukurumbira wakashata somusasa wevasungwa weNazi, umo vanhu vokuPoland vanosvika 20 000 vakafa. Pakati pa1940 na1945, Fort Grolman neFort Rauch dzakaumba musimboti womusasa wevasungwa veHondo weStalag XXI-D. Muchikamu chekupedzisira chehondo Poznań yakaziviswa seimwe yemaguta akasimba ("Festungen") ayo vaNazi vaida kudzivirira chero zvodii, uye saka zita rekuti "Festung Posen" rakamutsidzirwa. Masvingo okunze akashandiswa kudzivirira guta panguva yeHondo yePoznań (1945)
, uye Fort Winiary yakanga iri nzvimbo yokupedzisira yavarwiri yokuramba, iyo yakaderedza kukuvadzwa kukuru. Pashure pehondo nzvimbo yeFort Winiary yakachinjwa kuva paki yeCytadela.