Editing Modlin Fortress (section)

== Post World War I ==
After the First World War Modlin became part of the [[Second Polish Republic]] and was modernized with modern [[bunker]]s, [[anti-tank]] and [[anti-aircraft]] equipment. Its main purpose was to provide cover for Warsaw from enemy attacks from the North. The fortress also housed several military barracks and military colleges for [[Non-commissioned officer|NCOs]], including the Engineers Training Centre and the Armored Forces Officer Cadet School.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite news|author=Wołoszański, Bogusław |date=13 August 2013 |title=Krótka historia Twierdzy Modlin |trans-title=A Brief History of the Modlin Fortress |language=pl |newspaper=Newsweek|url=http://polska.newsweek.pl/krotka-historia-twierdzy-modlin,107473,1,1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913023709/http://polska.newsweek.pl/krotka-historia-twierdzy-modlin,107473,1,1.html |archive-date=13 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Modlin fortress was the place of the [[Battle of Modlin]] during the German [[invasion of Poland]] in 1939. General [[Wiktor Thommée]] ensconced the Army of Łódź in the fortress after failing to fight his way back to Warsaw, and his was one of the last Polish military units to capitulate.