East Prussia
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Born in 1906 into an assimilated German-Jewish family, Arendt grew up in Königsberg, then the capital of East Prussia in the German Empire, under the political tutelage of her mother, Martha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Previously known as East Prussia, it was seized by the Soviet Union after World War II from Germany, which had controlled the territory for centuries.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
Kaliningrad, formerly the port of Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia, was captured from Nazi Germany by the Red Army in April 1945 and ceded to the Soviet Union after World War Two.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2022
On January 22, 1945, as the Soviet army neared their estate outside of Guttstadt, East Prussia, my German family prepared to flee.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2021
He cried when he told me that he was sending me away to the Kleists’ farm in East Prussia for safety.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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