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March 14th, 1945
On March 14, the 3rd Belarussian Front forces advanced destroying the East-Prussian enemy grouping, during which they took the settlements of Gross Klingbeck, Grunewiese, Lank, Bartlangen, Hirschken, Hanswalde, Gross Lutkenfurst, Schonlinde, Neuenglich, Rodersdorf, Hohenwalde, Breitlinde, Lindenau and the railroad station of Vogelsang. Over 2,000 German officers and men were taken prisoner.
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March 13rd, 1945
On March 13, southeast of Danzig, the Red Army, advancing northwards along the east bank of the Vistula River, captured the settlements of Reimerswalde, Neu Teichenwalde, Vierzehnhuben, Breckerfeld, Prangenau, Neukirch and Palschau.
Northwest of the town of Gdynia, the Red Army took the settlements of Reda, Polchau, Bresen, Oslanin, Rutzau, Gnesdau Schwarzau, Hallerowo and Chlapau...
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March 12nd, 1945
The advancing 2nd Belarussian Front forces captured the major German strongpoints en route to Danzig and Gdynia – the towns of Tczew (Dirschau), Wejherowo (Neuestadt), reached the bank of the Danzig Bay north of Gdynia and took the town of Puck (Putzig). At the same time, the Front’s forces occupied another 100-plus settlements including Quaschin, Kolletzkau, Retscheke, Gnewau, Gross Schlatau, Sellistrau, Polzin, Werblin, Schlawoschin...
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March 11st, 1945
On March 11, southeast of Danzig, the Red Army, advancing northwards along the eastern bank of the Vistula River, captured upwards of 40 settlements, including Breske, Neuteich, Eichwalde, Tralau, Gross and Klein Lichtenau and Lissau.
The 2nd Belarussian Front forces, advancing on the Danzig approach, captured the town of Leba and another 200-plus settlements, including such large settlements, as Kolln, Pomicin, Starahutta...
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March 10th, 1945
On March 10, southeast of Danzig, the offensive of the Red Army resulted in capturing the town of Tiegenhof and the settlements of Jungefer, Neuestadt-Thorwald, Ladekopp, Tiege, Marienau, Niedau, Halbstadt, Milenz and Gross Montau.
On March 10, the 2nd Belarussian Front forces, advancing on the Danzig approach, captured such major railroad and road centers, as the towns of Lauenburg and Kartuzy (Karthaus) and another 300-plus settlements, including Baldau, Dalwin, Schonek...
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March 09th, 1945
The advancing 2nd Belarussian Front forces captured the town of Stolp, a key road and railway center and a formidable enemy strongpoint in northern Pomerania, took the towns of Schlawe, Rugenwalde, Stolpmunde and another 200-plus settlements, including Reinfeld, Kolpin, Schonberg, Sulenschin, Gross Nossin, Lupow, Darsin, Gross Gluschen, Dammen, Sorchow, Karzin, Weitenhagen, Saleske, Pustamin, Jershoft...
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March 08th, 1945
On March 8, the advancing 2nd Belarussian Front forces captured the towns of Bytow (Butow) and Koscierzyna (Berendt), major centers of rail and road ways and major German strongpoints en route to Danzig, and took upwards of another 300 settlements, among which are the towns of Adlich Liebenau, Peplin, Rajkau, Swaroschin, Schadrau, Meisterwalde, Stangenwalde, Eggertshutte, Grabuwko, Kaliska, Kornen, Nakel, Borntuchen...
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March 07th, 1945
On March 7, the 2nd Belarussian Front forces captured the towns of Gniew (Mewe), Stargard (Preussisch Stargard), a major German strongpoint en route to Danzig, and took another 200-plus settlements, among which are Zaaben, Pinschin, Goch Stublau, Koschmin, Logutken, Liniewo, Olpuch, Dzimianen, Sommin, Reckow, Luben, Treblin, Barten, Zollbruck, Alt Bewersdorf, Alt Schlawin, Damshagen and Neuwasser.
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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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...05 - 14 March 1945...
* Updated daily
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