On 14 January, the 2nd Belorussian Front started an attack against the 2nd Army from their garrison in Pułtusk, and in the next ten days, they advanced quickly up the Vistula River.

Danzig was eventually reached in early March, and as it was an important strategic location and the last German stronghold in the region, the Soviets started coordinating attacks.

On 24 March, Praust was taken, though it was not an important strategic move, as the areas nearby were flooded and the main offensives were in the north and west.

After the takeover of Glettkau on 25 March, Soviet tanks continued their advance towards Brösen, though it was stopped by the 62nd Grenadier Regiment, which had recently entrenched in the region.

[5] Mass deportation of Germans from the city started shortly after the battle in order to raise the government's popularity and manifest the new administration system.