April 1945

Eastern Front

With his force on the verge of total annihilation, Gen Lasch surrenders Konigsberg. More than 92,000 Germans soldiers are captured while 42,000 soldiers and 25,000 civilians have died during the battle. Hitler descends into a furious rage at news of Lasch's surrender and orders the arrest of his family and relatives. Lasch is sentenced to death in absentia and Muller, commander of the defunct 4th Army, dismissed, The last vestiges of the 4th Army continue to resist in Samland.