Heiligenbeil
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The term Heiligenbeil can refer to:
- The German name of MamonovoMamonovoMamonovo , prior to 1945 known by its German name Heiligenbeil, is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: Mamonovo is named after a Soviet Commander, Nikolai Vasilyevich Mamonov , killed in action near Pułtusk on 26 October 1944, who was posthumously given the title Hero of the Soviet...
, Russia - Heiligenbeil concentration campHeiligenbeil concentration campHeiligenbeil was a subcamp of the German concentration camp Stutthof near Danzig. It was named after the East Prussian town Heiligenbeil .- External links :*...
built near Mamonovo - Heiligenbeil PocketHeiligenbeil PocketThe Heiligenbeil Pocket or Heiligenbeil Cauldron was the site of a major encirclement battle on the Eastern Front during the closing weeks of World War II, in which the Wehrmacht's 4th Army was almost entirely destroyed during the Soviet Braunsberg Offensive Operation...
, part of the Eastern Front of World War II