On 2/21/22 14:37, Alois Treindl via tz wrote:
Why should the Russians have treated East Prussia from the rest of the occupied German territory in May 1945.
As I understand it, when a city fell to the Soviets the commander of the unit that took the city was put in charge and got to determine its clocks. If my understanding is correct, it's possible that the commander of Königsberg (later Kaliningrad) decided to synchronize with occupied Poland (or with some other region) rather than with the rest of occupied Germany. Since the USSR was planning to annex the area anyway I doubt whether the Soviets cared about keeping it in sync with the rest of occupied Germany. It'd be helpful to know who got put in charge of Königsberg/Kaliningrad during that turbulent period, and what clock-related regulations they issued. It might be hard to find that out, though.