Photos Photo Album . Annex to 5th Guards Tank army report about combat actions between 14/1/45 - 1/3/45

operation to encircle the East Prussian group

Winners - tankers and submachine gunners after battle for historical town Tannenberg are passing its streets toward their next mission



German defenses on the 3rd defense line (north from Ciechanów) Troops of 5th Guards tank army overcame them on the day of the breakthrough 17.01.45

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defenses on the 3rd defense line (north from Ciechanów)



anti-tank ditch (Mlava defense line ). Second wave tanks of 10 Tank coprs are crossing ditch outside the area of enemy artillery fire



Bunker(Mlava defense line)

Trench of the mlava defense line (the outer part)

Bunker was destroyes by tank and Su-100 . Mlava defense line

Bunker was destroyed by artillery . Mlava defense line

Bunker was destroyed by SU-152 . Mlava defense line



Trenches of the Mlava defense line near Grudusk .


Concertina wire . Near Dzyaltovo




German trench near Neidenburg (today Nidzica)

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Bunker and barbed wire around it (Mlava defense line)

Anti-tank ditch (depth 3m width 6m ) on the line Yablonken (?) - Seiten- Turau(?) - Gross Gardinen - Gilgenburg (today Dąbrówno ) - Nowe Miasto .
Troops of 5th Gv. Tank Army crossed this ditch with battles at night 20-21.1.45



Anti-tank guns were covering anti-tank ditch 2km west from Gilgenburg



Barbed wire near Lubawa



Trench and barbed wire near Lubawa


Anti-tank escarp near Lubawa


Anti-tank ditches near Osterode. Their flanks is ending in lake



German defenses near Lubawa





Anti-tank ditch near Deutsch Eylau(today Iława )


officers digout near Osterode


anti-tank barrier on entry roads to Deutsch Eylau(today Iława )



Anti-tank ditch near Elbing (today Elbląg )


reinforced concrete wells . There were hiding solders with Faustpatrones and other anti-tank weapons. They were build near anti-tank ditches and between trenches near Mlava, Osterode and Deutsch Eylau


Remains of destroyed enemy columns of 50 vehicles with infantry military equipment. Column was destroyed by 31st Tank Brigade, 29 Tank Corps near Binau (?) (3 km west from Libemule(?) )

Battlefield on the western outskirts of Deutsch Eylau (results of assault 32nd Tank Brigade and 53rd motorized rifle brigade of 29 Tank Corps)





Knocked out german vehicles by 29 Tank Corps near Dzyaltovo


Knocked out german tigers by our tanks and SU in battle 19.1.45 . Repelling german counter-attacks (7 km north-east from Dzyaltovo)


through hole made by SU-100 shell in battle 20.1.45 near Neidenburg


SPG destroyed in tank battle 20/1/45 near Neidenburg



abandoned german military equipment after battle 22/1/45 on the outskirts of Deutsch Eylau




Tanks of 10 Tank Corps are firing in the morning 21.1.45 (before sunrise) (before assault on the city of Tannenberg)



Katyushas of 10 Tank Corps are firing in the morning 21.1.45 (before sunrise) (before assault on the city of Tannenberg)


After battle 24/1/45 motorized infanry are leaving Mühlhausen and going to next mission


Tank and submachinegunners in attack




Tankmen of 10 Tank Corps are going by the streets of Neidenburg after battle


After battle Tankmen of 5 Guards Tank army are going by the streets of Mühlhausen 24/1/45

Tanks and SU on the positions before assault the town of Mohrungen 22/1/45

Tank and submachinegunners in attack near Mohrungen 22/1/45


POW column captured by 5 Guards Tank army . Between 17.1.45 and 1.3.45 5 Gv Tank Army captured 6.200 solders and killed in battles more than 40.000 solders and officers



POW column captured by 5 Guards Tank army


Tropheis of 5 Gv Tank Army . Between 17.1.45 and 10.2.45 5 Gv Tank Army captured сattles - 15.800, sheeps - 5.900, pigs 3.900 and much more were delivered to infantry troops .



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