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| − | '''The Battle of Heiligenbeil Pocket''' took place in March,1945, during [[World War II]] between [[Soviet]] and [[German]] [[Nazi]] forces. The German 4th Army was surrounded and almost entirely wiped out by the Soviets who were led by Marshals [[Konstantin Rokossovsky]] and [[Aleksandr Vasilevsky]]. An estimated 98,000 German soldiers were killed. The battle took place in what is now [[Kaliningrad]] Oblast, [[Russia]] | + | '''The Battle of Heiligenbeil Pocket''' took place in March,1945, during [[World War II]] between [[Soviet]] and [[German]] [[Nazi]] forces. The German 4th Army was surrounded and almost entirely wiped out by the Soviets who were led by Marshals [[Konstantin Rokossovsky]] and [[Aleksandr Vasilevsky]]. An estimated 98,000 German soldiers were killed. The battle took place in what is now [[Kaliningrad]] Oblast, [[Russia]]. |
[[Category:World War II Battles]] | [[Category:World War II Battles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:33, December 4, 2009
The Battle of Heiligenbeil Pocket took place in March,1945, during World War II between Soviet and German Nazi forces. The German 4th Army was surrounded and almost entirely wiped out by the Soviets who were led by Marshals Konstantin Rokossovsky and Aleksandr Vasilevsky. An estimated 98,000 German soldiers were killed. The battle took place in what is now Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.