Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A lokacin Nazi Jamus (1933<unk>1945), an kafa sansanonin sansanin Stutthof guda uku a kusa da garin: "Elbing", "Elbing (Org. Todt)", da kuma "Elbing (Schinau)". An rufe waɗannan kuma yawancin mazaunan Jamus na Elbing sun tilasta gudu yayin da Sojojin Soviet suka kusanci garin zuwa ƙarshen Yaƙin Duniya na II (duba Fitar da Gabashin Prussia
) Ya ce: An kewaye shi tun daga ranar 23 ga Janairu, 1945, kimanin kashi 65% na kayan aikin birni sun lalace, gami da yawancin cibiyar tarihi. Rundunar Red Army ta Soviet ta kama garin a daren 9 ga Fabrairu zuwa 10, 1945. A cikin kwanakin farko na kewaye mafi yawan yawan yawan mutane 100,000 suka gudu. Bayan ƙarshen yaƙin, a cikin bazara na 1945, yankin tare da garin Elbing ya zama wani ɓangare na Poland sakamakon taron Potsdam kuma yankunan sun zauna da mutanen Poland bayan da aka tura sauran Jamusawa ko kuma suka gudu zuwa Jamus. Ya zuwa 1 ga Nuwamba 1945 Jamusawa 16,838 sun kasance a cikin garin.