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Photo Sheynin (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 06th, 1945
In the course of February 6, in Eastern Prussia, north of the town of ALLENSTEIN, our troops seized, as a result of offensive battles, the settlements of WOSSEDEN, LANGWIESE, LAUNAU, FREIMARKT, BONERN, ARNSDORF, VOIGHTSDORF.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 05th, 1945
In the course of February 5, northwest of KONIGSBERG, our troops continued fighting to clear the Samland peninsula of the enemy, during which they seized several settlements, including WATZUM, GROSS LADTKEIM, TIERENBERG, KALLEN, POWAYEN.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 04th, 1945
In the course of February 4, north and northeast of the city of KONIGSBERG, our troops fought to clear the Samland peninsula of the enemy, seizing the town and railway station of GRANZ and over 30 other settlements, including MICHELAU, GRUNHOFF, GARBSEIDEN, ALLEINEN, POBETEN, REGEHNEN. Our troops mopped up the last groups of the enemy in the KURISCHE NEHRUNG Spit, which separates the KURISCHES HAFF Bay from the Baltic Sea.

Photo Grebnev (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 03rd, 1945
In the course of February 3, in EASTERN PRUSSIA, our troops continued their offensive, during which they seized over 30 settlements, including SPITTEHNEN, EICHHORN, HAUSHAGEN, REICHENBERG, PETERSWALDE, GRONA, SOMMERFELD.

Photo Spiridonov (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 02nd, 1945
In the course of February 2 in EASTERN PRUSSIA, our troops, continuing their offensive, seized the towns of DOMNAU, SCHIPPENBEIL, GUTSTADT and took by force over 50 other settlements, including GERMAU, ROMITTEN, SCHONBRUCH, LANGENDORF, LANDSKRON, JUDITTEN, LISIEN, TROMITTEN, REDDENAU, PETERSHAGEN, SUSSENBERG, STOLZHAGEN, ALTKIRCH, BEISWALDE, LAUTERWALDE.

Photo Mark Redkin (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 01st, 1945
In the course of February 1, in EASTERN PRUSSIA, our troops continued offensive fighting during which they seized the town of SEEBURG and took by force over 50 other settlements, including DRUGENEN, KUMENEN, POJERSTIETEN, PONACKEN, SCHUDITTEN (17km northwest of KONIGSBERG), KNAUTEN, ROGENHAUSEN, TOLNIGER, ZIEGFRIEDSWALDE, LOKITTEN, FLEMING, ESCHENAU, GLOTTAU.

Photo Georgy Zelma (from RIA Novosti Archive) January 31st, 1945
On January 31, the forces of the Second Belorussian Front successfully assaulted the towns of Heilsberg and Friedlang, major transport links and heavily defended areas in the center of East Prussia, and over 50 other settlements, including Kwanditten, Medenau, Gross Heidekrug (14 kilometers to the west of Konigsberg), Stockheim, Minten, Krekollen, and Knipstein.

Photo Georgy Zelma (from RIA Novosti Archive) January 30th, 1945
On January 30, in East Prussia, our forces, continuing their successful offensive, secured the towns of Bischofstein and Wartenburg, and over 150 other settlements, including Muhlsen, Heutenen, Seepappen, Metgeten (5 kilometers to the west of Konigsberg), Heide, Waldburg (8 kilometers to the southwest of Konigsberg), Kobbelbude, Pakerau, Dorf Leunenburg, Falkenau, Gross Schwansfeld, Troutenau, Leginen, Kabinen, Bredinken, Gross Ramsau, Reuschagen, and Tollak. At the same time, to the northwest of Allenstein, our forces successfully repulsed mounted enemy attacks targeted west toward Elbing.

Photo Georgy Zelma (from RIA Novosti Archive) January 29th, 1945
On January 29, our forces secured over 100 settlements in East Prussia, including such important points as Liaptau, Mollenen, Sidlung (3 kilometers to the northwest of Konigsberg), Ludwigswalde, Altenberg (4 kilometers to the south of Konigsberg), Mansfeld, Tarau, Schrombenen, Stolzenfeld, Gross Langwalde, Langheim, Sturmhubel, Rossel, Gisewen, and the railway stations of Liaptau, Grossraum, Nesselbek, Schrombenen, and Rossel. At the same time, our forces to the northwest of the town of Allenstein repulsed strong mounted enemy attacks targeted westward.

Photo G. Chertov (from RIA Novosti Archive) January 28th, 1945
The forces of the First Baltic Front launched an offensive and secured the Lithuanian town of Klajpeda (Memel) on January 27. Klajpeda is a major seaport and defense area on the Baltic. Thus, the Soviet Lithuania was cleared of the Nazi occupiers.

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