5 Jun 1894

Germany
25 Dec 1944

Germany
1 Jan 1945

Germany
23 Jan 1945

Germany
  • Emden departed Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) with the remains of Paul von Hindenburg aboard. ww2dbase [Emden | Königsberg, Ostpreußen | CPC]
7 Apr 1945

Germany
10 Apr 1945

Germany Photo(s) dated 10 Apr 1945
German prisoners of war marching across a bridge after being captured by the Soviets, Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia), Apr 1945
15 Apr 1945

Photo(s) dated 15 Apr 1945
Fort after Soviet capture, Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia), circa mid-Apr 1945

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