The capture of Königsberg

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In April 1945, the Nazi defenders of Königsberg surrendered to the troops. Marshal Vasilevsky. The citadel of the Germans was taken in three days in a brilliant manner. Troops 3 – Belarusian front after stubborn street fighting completed the defeat of the Königsberg group of German troops, stormed the fortress and The main city of East Prussia Königsberg. The remains of the German garrison At 21:30 a.m., the commandant of the fortress stopped resistance and lay down their arms. During interrogation at the headquarters, the captured German commandant of the city, General Otto Lyas admitted: “It was impossible to assume that such a fortress as Königsberg will fall so fast. The Russian military has developed and It was a great operation. At Königsberg, we lost everything. A hundred thousand men. The loss of Königsberg is the loss of a German stronghold in the East.