Duisburg

Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an independent metropolitan borough within Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf. With the world's biggest inland harbor and its proximity to Düsseldorf Airport, Duisburg has become an important venue for commerce and steel production. Like many other cities, today's Duisburg is a result of numerous incorporations of surrounding towns and smaller cities. It is the fifteenth-largest city in Germany and the fifth-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia with 486,855 residents at the end of 2013.

Duisburg in The Hot War
Despite the fierce resistance from the Americans, Dortmund fell, and the Soviets pushed further into the Ruhr. Gustav Hozzel engaged in house-to-house fighting in Duisburg, escaping through the tunnels that he and other Germans had previously dug which ran through the cellars of the houses.