East Prussian Offensive

When

13 Jan 1945 – 25 Apr 1945

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

54.71° N, 20.51° E

Description

1945 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front in World War II

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1945 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front in World War II

The East Prussian offensive was a strategic offensive by the Soviet Red Army against the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front of World War II. It lasted from 13 January to 25 April 1945, though some German units did not surrender until the country did on 9 May. The Battle of Königsberg was a major part of the offensive, which ended in victory for the Red Army.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Prussia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht um Ostpreußen, die blutigste und längste Schlacht des Jahres, beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “offensive soviétique en Prusse-Orientale”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page