Siege of Koenigsberg(1945)

autd1.ATH.FORTHNET.gr · Sun Nov 02, 2003 4:44 am

Hello,i am a new member in this forum.
Iam looking information about the siege of Koenigsberg,East Prussia.Does anyone Knows any site in Internet about this battle?
Thank you

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 4:51 am

Hi there,

all I found in 10 minutes search was this page which seems to be from a re-enactment group, although the info looks okay. http://www.adeq.net/unitvolk.htm.

On http://www.amazon.de you can find 'So fiel Königsberg' by Otto Lansch, a detailed account by an eyewitness. It seems to be only available in German, but you may find it in translation somewhere on the Net.

Happy hunting!

Shingo · Post by **Shingo** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 5:26 am

Hi autd1.ATH.FORTHNET.gr,

There is a map in the following Internet sites.
Unfortunately, It is Russian and only a map.

http://rkka.ru/maps/kenigsberg.gif

Thank you.

Shingo

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 7:11 am

To help with the map, here's a translation of the legend underneath, from left to right and top to bottom (if you need it):

Front line 6 April

Railguns /artillery KBF (Königsberg Front?)
???

First position
SEcond position
Third position

Forts
Front line at breakout (?) 8 April
9.iv.45 Surrender of enemy forces.

I'll check the ??? tonight as I don't have access to a Russian dictionary at the moment.

autd1.ATH.FORTHNET.gr · Mon Nov 03, 2003 1:21 pm

Shingo,i would like to thank you for the map and the translation.It was interesting.
Howard thanks for the site but i tried many times and i don't have access to this adress.

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 4:27 am

Gia sou,

The reason you can't access the site is because I mistyped it!!

Sorry. It should be html at the end; If you still have problems, mail me.

To complete and correct the translations:

??? = outer defensive line
Frontline at breakout should in fact be "front line at the end".

Hope this helps a bit more.

Morden · Post by **Morden** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:37 am

Here is polish site. Quite many photos and maps.

http://asgaard.w.interia.pl/index.htm

Cheers
Morden

hans becker · Post by **hans becker** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 4:27 am

I have a book in English titled 'East Prussian Diary' by Count Hans von Lehndorff published by Oswald Wolf (Publishers) Limited, London, 1963 which gives a good account of the siege of Konigsberg and the struggles in that region 1945 -1947. I hope it helps.

LukeMiguez · Post by **LukeMiguez** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 11:39 pm

"The Fall of Berlin 1945" by Antony Beevor has a lot of info on East Prussia and Koenigsberg.

Rommel8 · Post by **Rommel8** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:12 pm

^^what I was gonna say

Feldgrau.net

Siege of Koenigsberg(1945)

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