Gusev

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Gusev (Russian: Гу́сев; German, until 1945: Gumbinnen; Lithuanian until 1945: Gumbinė) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is situated close to the border with Lithuania, east of Chernyakhovsk. Population: 28,467 (2002 Census).

Before the end of World War II Gusev was part of East Prussia, Germany, and was known by its German name, Gumbinnen. In August 1914 a major battle on the eastern front of World War I, the Battle of Gumbinnen, took place here.

During the nazi era, Gumbinnen was a Militärische Unterregion of the Konigsberg Militärischer Bereich, and was the Home Station of the 206th Depot-Abteilung.

	Cities and towns in Kaliningrad Oblast
	Administrative center: Kaliningrad Bagrationovsk \| Baltiysk \| Chernyakhovsk \| Guryevsk \| Gusev \| Gvardeysk \| Krasnoznamyonsk \| Ladushkin \| Mamonovo \| Neman \| Nesterov \| Ozyorsk \| Pionersky \| Polessk \| Pravdinsk \| Slavsk \| Sovetsk \| Svetlogorsk \| Svetly \| Zelenogradsk