What the records say
- When
- 16 Oct 1944 – 27 Oct 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 54.71° N, 20.51° E
- Description
- 1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Gumbinnen Operation
1944 Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II
The Gumbinnen Operation, also known as the Goldap Operation, was a Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front late in 1944, in which forces of the 3rd Belorussian Front attempted to penetrate the borders of East Prussia.
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