Battle of Königsberg

When

6 Apr 1945 – 9 Apr 1945

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.72° N, 20.52° E

Description

1945 battle of the East Prussian Offensive in World War II

War

World War II

1945 battle of World War II, during the Great Patriotic War

The Battle of Königsberg, also known as the Königsberg offensive, was one of the last operations of the East Prussian offensive during World War II. In four days of urban warfare, Soviet forces of the 1st Baltic Front and the 3rd Belorussian Front captured the city of Königsberg, present day Kaliningrad, Russia. The siege started in late January 1945 when the Soviets initially surrounded the city.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends with Soviet forces capturing the city”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht um Königsberg geht mit der Kapitulation der von Otto Lasch kommandierten deutschen Garnison gegenüber sowjetischen Truppen zu Ende”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “capitulation de Königsberg assiégé par les Soviétiques”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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