Dukla Pass

Dukla PassA war memorial in the Dukla Pass, near Svidník, Slovakia; it commemorates a World War II tank battle between the Soviets and Germans.

Dukla Pass, passage through the Carpathian Mountains (locally, the eastern Beskids), on the frontier between Slovakia and Poland. The Russian army used the pass to cross Slovakia southward into Hungary in 1849 and used it again in World Wars I and II. It constitutes a major commercial route for traffic and goods between Slovakia and Poland.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: Dukla Pass
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 13 February 2013
Access Date: March 14, 2025