East Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878, with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871; following World War I, it formed part of the Weimar Republic's Free State of Prussia until 1945. Its capital city was Königsberg. East Prussia was the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast.

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Country: Prussia
Headquarters: Kaliningrad
Inception: 1773

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Country: Prussia
Headquarters: Kaliningrad
Inception: 1773