The city’s last German commander, Otto Lasch, capitulated to the Soviets from this subterranean command post on 9 April 1945, following the bloody Battle of Königsberg. Exhibits include wartime photographs, films, detailed dioramas of the battle in various parts of the city and a peek into the cell where Lasch surrendered. There's decent English and German signage. Find it in a small park just east of Leninsky pr.
Bunker Museum
Kaliningrad
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