1945 Capture of Königsberg by Soviet troops
70 years ago, on April 9, 1945, after a four-day Soviet assault, the garrison of Koenigsberg capitulated. The commander of the garrison, General Otto von Lyash, was accused by Hitler of treason, and his family was arrested. By the time of the assault, all combat-ready troops from Koenigsberg had already been withdrawn, and the remaining secondary units had almost no shells left.