Author

Publication

2007-05-01 - Greenhill Books

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Description

Heroism and tragedy in the East, in the face of the Red Army's onslaught . . .In 1945, in the face of the advancing Red Army, two and a half million people were forced out of Germany's most easterly province, East Prussia, and in particular its capital, Königsberg. Their flight was a direct result of Hitler's ill-fated decision to invade the Soviet Union in 1941. Now that the Germans were in retreat, the horrors of Leningrad and Stalingrad were to be avenged by an army determined not only to invade Germany but to take over its eastern territories. The Russians launched Operation Bagration in Ju.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryMilitaryPoland, historyMilitary - World War IIHistory - Military / WarRussia (federation), historyWorld history: Second World War

Other Editions

  • The Fall of Hitler's Fortress City: The Battle for Konigsberg, 1945HardcoverGreenhill Books2007-05-01

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