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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.
Kaliningrad, [a] known as Königsberg [b] until 1946, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland.The city sits about 663 kilometres (412 mi) west of the bulk of Russia.
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.
The head of the operation, Agent Novak, debriefs the genius but volatile Mansky, who defeated Konigsberg twenty years ago. To help in the winning of the Cold War, Mansky will have to compete in a chess tournament against Alexander Gavrylov in Warsaw, Poland, as American contender Konigsberg has died from a Soviet poisoning.
Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of Kaliningrad resides on the site of the castle which, despite its name, actually lies to the southeast of the town centre. Adjacent to the centre square on the filled-in moat is the "House of Soviets", [9] which in 1960 was intended to be the central administration building. Continuation ...
Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo today) Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warmiński between 1466-1772 and since 1945) Königsberg i. Pr. Labiau (Polessk today) Mohrungen (Morąg today) Preußisch Eylau (Bagrationovsk today, Ilawka between 1945 and 1946) Preußisch Holland (Pasłęk today) Rastenburg (Kętrzyn today, Rastembork between 1945 and 1950) Wehlau (Znamensk ...
Dohna Tower, the last to surrender after the Soviet storming of Königsberg in 1945. [1]The fortifications of the former East Prussian capital Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) consist of numerous defensive walls, forts, bastions and other structures.
A Sambian leader, Nalube of Quednau, destroyed the initial settlement of Königsberg, later known as Steindamm, in 1262.Townspeople unable to reach safety in Königsberg Castle were slain or taken prisoner. [1]