Editing Strehla (section)

==History==
Strehla was first mentioned in 1002, when its castle was set on fire by Polish King Boleslaw I, on his way back to Poland from a meeting with German King Henry; starting the German-Polish War of 1002–1018.  During this war, Strehla went back and forth between Polish and German rule. It is situated on the [[Via Regia Lusatiae Superioris]] (Royal road of [[Upper Lusatia]]), which connected [[Görlitz]] to [[Leipzig]]. The castle of Strehla belonged to the Pflugk family from the 14th century until 1945. The [[Battle of Strehla]] between Austria and Prussia took place around the town during the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=1760-08-20_-_Combat_of_Strehla|title=1760-08-20 - Combat of Strehla - Project Seven Years War|website=www.kronoskaf.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref>

Strehla is also regarded as the point towards the end of [[World War II]] where troops of the Western Allies heading East first encountered Soviet troops heading West, at 11:30am on April 25, 1945, when Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue of the [[69th Infantry Division (United States)]] [[Elbe Day#History|encountered a Russian on horseback at nearby Leckwitz]], later identified as a trooper of a Soviet Guards rifle regiment.

The later encounter on the same day at 4:40&nbsp;p.m. in Torgau, about twenty miles to the north, would go into history books as the official link-up. 
<ref>US historian and author [[Cornelius Ryan]], "[[The Last Battle (Ryan)]]".</ref>