Beyond was the first big town in East Prussia, Gumbinnen, scene of the first World War I battle between Germans and Russians.

Decades later, Elizabeth Ellis is a naturalized American citizen, sharing her story of survival with future generations.

The forgotten ‘wolf children’ of World War II Following the end of the devastating conflict, children of East Prussia went to great lengths in order to survive.

From East Prussia, one force moved on Grudziadz. After four days, it made contact with another force driving across the Corridor from the west to cut the Warsaw-Gdynia rail line.

Farm work as a Prisoner of War in East Prussia 1940-45 - Bernard Loughlin's War Part 3 by Hugh_Loughlin You are browsing in: Archive List > Childhood and Evacuation Contributed by Hugh_Loughlin ...

On September 1, 1939, the ship opened fire on Westerplatte, marking the start of World War II—but contrary to German expectations, the Polish defenders were far more prepared than anticipated, turning ...

THE world—or, at least, those parts of it that participated in the original events—has recently been taking great interest in the first world war. Its almost casual beginning, between June ...

When Prussian morale broke, King Friedrich Wilhelm III and Queen Louise had to escape to the farthest corner of their kingdom — East Prussia. Just ten days later, Napoleon triumphantly rode through ...

Toward the end of World War II, it was included in the Hannibal Operation that evacuated Germans and Nazi troops from the East Prussia's Koenigsberg area as the Soviet Red Army advanced and was ...

Refugees then and now Susanne Spröer / kbm07/16/2015 After World War II, 12 million refugees and expellees came to Germany — a country that was in tatters and hardly had any food. They can ...