Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguva yeNazi Germany (1933<unk>1945), misasa mitatu yevasungwa yeStutthof yaiva pedyo neguta racho: "Elbing", "Elbing (Org. Todt)", uye "Elbing (Schinau)". Idzi dzakavharwa uye vagari vazhinji vechiGerman veElbing vakamanikidzwa kutiza sezvo Red Army yeSoviet yakasvika kuguta iri kusvika kumugumo weHondo Yenyika II (ona
Kubviswa kweEast Prussia). Yakakombwa kubvira musi waJanuary 23, 1945, inenge 65% yezvivako zveguta zvakaparadzwa, kusanganisira nzvimbo huru yeguta renhoroondo. Guta racho rakatorwa neSoviet Red Army usiku hwaFebruary 9/10, 1945. Mukati memazuva okutanga okukomba vanhu vazhinji vechiverengero chavanhu 100 000 vakatiza. Mushure mokupera kwehondo, muchirimo cha1945, nharaunda pamwe chete neguta reElbing yakava chikamu chePoland somugumisiro wePotsdam Conference uye nzvimbo yacho yakagadziriswa nePoland mushure mekunge maGermany akasara akaendeswa kana kuti akatizira kuGermany. Musi wa 1 November 1945 vanhu vokuGermany 16.838 vakanga vasara mutaundi racho.