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Gustav Adolf Lands in Pomerania

Type Event Region Europe Time 1630

In July 1630, King Gustav Adolf of Sweden landed with his army at Peenemünde in Pomerania, openly and fully entering the Thirty Years' War.

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  1. 1629–1630Sweden · SwedenAfter making peace with Poland, securing French financial support, and assessing the imperial threat, Gustav Adolf decided to launch an expedition into Germany in the name of defending Protestant liberty and Northern European security.
  2. 1630Peenemünde · Mecklenburg-VorpommernSwedish forces landed near Peenemünde on the island of Usedom, then advanced into the Duchy of Pomerania, openly declaring war on the Empire and the Catholic League and opening a new phase of Swedish military intervention.

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