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East Prussia

noun

  1. a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Königsberg.



East Prussia

noun

  1. German name: Ostpreussena former province of NE Germany on the Baltic Sea: separated in 1919 from the rest of Germany by the Polish Corridor and Danzig: in 1945 Poland received the south part, the Soviet Union the north

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In August, while German armies were marching through Belgium, Russian troops invaded the province of East Prussia, the historic birthplace of the German Empire.

Within a month of launching their invasion of East Prussia, the Russians had been driven back across their own border, and three-quarters of the 400,000-man invading force had been killed, wounded, or captured.

In the east, Russian troops, poised on the border of East Prussia, were about to invade Germany and advance toward Berlin.

During the regime, he had department stores across Europe, from Amsterdam to East Prussia.

Horten was active during both phases, according to historians, who said he was involved in deals that spanned the Nazi takeover of Europe from Amsterdam to East Prussia.

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