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March 06th, 1945
After a two-day siege and slogging combat mopped up the enemy groupings and, on March 6, the 2nd Belarussian Front forces took the town and fortress of Graudenz (Grudziadz), a formidable enemy strongpoint on the lower flow of the Vistula river.
The fighting in Grudziadz resulted in capturing 5,000-plus prisoners and the fortress commandant, Maj.-Gen. Fricke...
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March 05th, 1945
On March 5, the offensive of the Red Army southwest of the city of Königsberg resulted in capturing the settlements of Korschelken, Kumgarben, Benkenwalde, Strauben and Hirschfeld.
South and southwest of the city of Danzig, the Red Army drove the enemy out of the towns of Wiesenwald, Lubichow, Studzenic, Gurki, Leszno, Kruschin, Lipnica and Worziskowo.
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March 04th, 1945
On March 4, the Red Army fought southeast of Königsberg to defeat the East Prussian enemy grouping, during which it took the settlements of Konradswalde, Wesselshofen, Sperwinen, Pellien, Hasselpusch, Klein Lutkenfurst, Hochenfurst, Blumberg, Kirschdorf and Klopchen.
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March 03rd, 1945
On March 3, the advancing 2nd Belarussian Front forces drove the enemy out of the towns of Rummelsburg and Pollnow, major centers of communication and German strongpoints in Pomerania, as well as took another 80-plus settlements, including Gross Peterkau, Starsen, Gross Schwirsen, Kurow and Dargen.
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March 02nd, 1945
On March 2, advancing southwest of Konigsberg, the Red Army took the settlements of Rosen, Rentengueter, Schonwalde, Schenau, Mertensdorf and the railroad station of Schenau.
In the vicinity of Grudziadz (Graudenz), the Red Army fought to mop up the enemy encircled in the town, with its southern half cleared of the enemy in the process...
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March 01st, 1945
On March 1, the offensive of the Red Army northeast and north of the town of Neustettin in Pomerania resulted in capturing the settlements of Flemmingsort, Fletenstein, Falkenhagen, Helkewiese, Neudorf, Zechendorf, Buchwald...
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February 27th, 1945
The troops of the 2nd BELARUSSIAN Front, continuing their offensive, crushed enemy resistance west of the town of CHOJNICE (KONITZ) and over four days of fighting had advanced by 70 km.
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February 26th, 1945
In the course of February 26, our troops, fighting northwest of KONIGSBERG on the SAMLAND Peninsula, repelled enemy infantry and tank attacks. Southwest of KONIGSBERG, our troops took by force the settlements of ERNSTFELDE, DUSTERWALDE, NAUSSEDEN, HEILIGENHOF, JANNITZ.
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February 25th, 1945
In the area of BRESLAU, our troops continued fighting to eliminate the enemy’s garrison encircled in the town and seized several blocks in the southern part of the town. Reconnaissance raids were reported on the other sections of the front.
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February 24th, 1945
In the course of February 24, our troops, fighting northwest of KONIGSBERG on the SAMLAND Peninsula, were repelling the attacks of the enemy’s infantry and tanks. Simultaneously, south-west of KONIGSBERG, our troops fought to eliminate the enemy’s Eastern-Prussian group and seized the settlements of ECKER, KUKEHNEN, LANGENDORF, QUISCHEN, PERBANDEN, SCHONEBERG, RAUSCHBACH, ANTIKEN, SCHWILLGARBEN.
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...24 - 06 March 1945...
* Updated daily
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