Battle of Königsberg (redirect from Festung Königsberg)
place for control of overland connection between Königsberg and the port of Pillau, however by March 1945 Königsberg was hundreds of kilometres behind the...
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where the port of Pillau was retained as the last effective evacuation point for the area. The last elements were cleared from Pillau on 25 April in the...
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naval evacuation from the nearby port of Pillau. Königsberg, which had been declared a "fortress" (Festung) by the Germans, was fanatically defended...
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like Gauleiter Koch who had prepared two steamboats in the harbour of Pillau for his personal use, were the first to escape to the west. After the Red...
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(previously Festungs Kommandeur Lötzen) Division z.b.V. 606 (later 606th Infantry Division) Division z.b.V. 607 (later Festungskommandant Pillau) Division...
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American submarine Picuda. German submarine U-1000 struck a naval mine off Pillau and was rendered unserviceable. British Commandos carried out Operation...
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