campaign, notable, interwar and Second World War
Gumbinnen Operation
Gumbinnen Operation was a campaign fought in 1944 at East Prussia, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at East Prussia. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 318 tanks, assault guns and tank destroyers against 377,300 men.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1944 (year precision) to 1944 | |
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| Place | East Prussia, Russia 54.710N, 20.510E | |
| Kind | Campaign, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 318 tanks, assault guns and tank destroyers | 377,300 men |
| Casualties and losses | 16,236 men; 6,801 killed or missing; 9,435 wounded; 115 tanks and assault guns destroyed | 79,527 men; 16,819 killed or missing; 62,708 wounded; 914 tanks and assault guns destroyed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Königsberg 1945, 0.9 km NE
- Bombing of Königsberg in World War II 1941, 0.9 km NE
- Siege of Königsberg 1262, 0.9 km NE
- Battle of Rudau 1370, 18 km N
- Battle of Rudavy 1254, 19 km N
In the same war
- Before: Operation Obviate 1944
- After: Bataille de Bruyères 30 October 1944
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
- Operation Ichi-Go China
- Battle of Saipan United States
Gumbinnen Operation is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4152048, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Gumbinnen Operation, revision 1370622254, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.