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Photo Baranov (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 17th, 1945
Troops of the 3rd BELARUSSIAN Front, continuing to close the encirclement of the enemy’s East-Prussian group, took by storming the towns of WORMDITT and MEHLSACK, important communications centers and powerful enemy defensive strongholds, and took by force the settlements of PLAUTEN, NEUHOF, BORNITT, KLINGENBERG.

Photo Anatoly Morozov (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 16th, 1945
In the course of February 16, our troops seized, as a result of offensive fighting northeast and north of the town of BYDGOSZCZ (BROMBERG), the settlements of KLEIN TASCHAU, JESZEWO, LIASKOWIZ, BUCIG, LUDWIGSTHAL, KLEIN GACNO, SCHMIEDERBRUCH.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 15th, 1945
In the course of February 15, our troops, fighting south of KONIGSBERG, seized the settlements of ROSITTEN, KUMKEIM, GROSS KLAUSITTEN, LIEBENTHAL, LICHTENAU, LOTTERFELD, SONNWALDE, HEINRIKAU.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 14th, 1945
In the course of February 14, our troops seized as a result of offensive fighting north and northwest of the town of BYDGOSZCZ (BROMBERG) over 50 settlements, including BREMIN, ZDROJE, OSTROWO, DEMBOWEC, NEUSUMMIN, JELENZ, LICHNAU, MOSNITZ, BLUMFELDE, WIEDELSHOF. On February 11, over 500 Nazi men and officers were taken prisoner in the fighting in this area.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 13rd, 1945
On February 13, the troops of the 2nd UKRAINIAN Front, supported by the troops of the 3rd UKRAINIAN Front, completed, after a six-week blockade and stubborn fighting in the difficult conditions of a large city, the rout of the encircled enemy group in BUDAPEST, thereby seizing the whole of the Hungarian capital BUDAPEST, a strategic enemy defensive stronghold on the way to VIENNA.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 12nd, 1945
In the course of February 12, our troops seized, as a result of fighting north and northwest of the town of BYDGOSZCZ (BROMBERG), the town of SCHWETZ and over 120 other settlements, including GROSS ZAPPELEN, GATZKI, SCHIROSLAW, EDRZEJEWO, BLONDZMIN, LUBIWO, LIEBENAU, DRAUSNITZ, PLOTZIG.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 11st, 1945
In the course of February 11, our troops seized, as a result of offensive fighting in EASTERN PRUSSIA, the settlements of MARAUNEN, HUSSENEN, WONDITTEN, WOKELLEN, GLANDAU, WAGTEN, BAHSEN, WUZEN.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 10th, 1945
On February 10, the troops of the 3rd BELARUSSIAN Front, continuing their offensive, seized the town of Preussisch-Eylau, an important enemy defensive stronghold, and took by force over 30 other settlements, including GLOBUNEN, TIEFENTAHL, KORSCHELLEN, WACKERN, RODITTEN, SCHEWECKEN, TOPPRINEN, GALLEHNEN.

Photographer unknown (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 09th, 1945
In the course of February 9, fighting south of KONIGSBERG in EASTERN PRUSSIA, our troops took by force over 30 settlements, including SNAKEINEN, BARSLAK, DINGORT, SLODITTEN, NEUEDORF, WOHRINEN, STABUNKEN.

Photo Viktor Temin (from RIA Novosti Archive) February 08th, 1945
In the course of February 8, fighting south of KONIGSBERG in EASTERN PRUSSIA, our troops seized, as a result of stubborn battles, the town of KREUZBURG and the settlements of PORSCHKEIM, SEEBEN, BARTELSDORF, WORKEIM, RAMERSWALDE, RAUNAU, BURGERWALDE, FRAUENDORF, MILLENBERG, OPEN.

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