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World War II: The Battle of Königsberg, in East Prussia, ends.
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Battle of Königsberg
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Prussia
Historic province of Prussia and Germany
East Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 ; following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's Free State of Prussia, until 1945. Its capital city was Königsberg. East Prussia was the main part of the region of Prussia…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)