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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 Königsberg, present day Kaliningrad, Russia.
Königsberg (/ ˈ k ɜː n ɪ ɡ z b ɜːr ɡ /, German: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ; lit. ' King's mountain '; Polish: Królewiec; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; Baltic Prussian: Kunnegsgarbs; Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized: Kyónigsberg, IPA: [ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲɪrk]) is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia.
Königsberg was a German light cruiser that was operated between 1929 and April 1940, including service in World War II.She was the lead vessel of her class and was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine.
In January 1262 reinforcements arrived from the Rhineland, led by William IV, Count of Jülich, and Engelbert I, Count of the Mark. [1] The crusading army arrived in the afternoon of 21 January 1262 [2] and desired to attack the pagans right away, but decided to wait for the next morning. During the nighttime, the Prussians abandoned their ...
[1] June: City of Königsberg expanded by uniting Altstadt, Kneiphof, and Löbenicht. [1] Königsberg City Archive is located in the Town Hall (approximate date). 1734 – 8 August: Polish King Stanisław Leszczyński stops in the city. [24] 1735 – Math problem "Seven Bridges of Königsberg" presented. 1736
Sport in Königsberg (1 C, 8 P) W. Königsberg in World War II (5 P) Pages in category "Königsberg" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
Location of Metgethen, showing the Königsberg defenses and the Soviet attack of 6–9 April 1945. During the Battle of Königsberg in 1945, Soviet forces attacking from the north of the Samland peninsula, reached the Vistula Lagoon to the west of Königsberg on January 30, taking Metgethen in the process, a village with a railway station.
In 1914 the most powerful German ship in the Indian Ocean was the light cruiser Königsberg.After an engine failure following her sinking of the British protected cruiser HMS Pegasus, Königsberg and her supply ship Somali hid in the delta of the Rufiji River while Königsberg's damaged machinery was transported overland to Dar es Salaam for repair.