The Battle of Memel or the Siege of Memel took place when the Soviets launched their Memel Offensive Operation (Russian: Мемельская наступательная операция) in late 1944. The offensive led to a three-month siege against German forces in a small bridgehead in the town and its port.
The bridgehead was finally crushed as part of a subsequent offensive, the East Prussian Offensive of early 1945.
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