Zemland Group of Forces
The Zemland Group of Forces was a front-sized operational group of the Red Army during the Second World War which saw service for two months in the Sambia Peninsula of East Prussia in 1945. It blockaded the city of Königsberg in March and then took it by storm in early April, after which it mopped up the various isolated German forces in the peninsula until it was disbanded on April 26.
| Zemland Group of Forces | |
|---|---|
Königsberg defenses and Soviet attack from April 6 to 9, 1945 | |
| Active | February 24 – April 26, 1945 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Type | Operational Group Command |
| Size | Up to five Combined arms Armies; one Air Army |
| Part of | 3rd Belorussian Front |
| Engagements | Battle of Königsberg Samland Offensive |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Army Gen. Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan |
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