September 14 The Baltic offensive operation of the Red Army was launched.
As a result of the Soviet offensive in the Baltic strategic direction, Army Group North was expelled from almost the entire Baltic area and lost communications that connected it overland with East Prussia. Of the 59 divisions, 26 were routed and 3 completely destroyed. The remaining forces of this group were pressed to the sea in Courland and in the Memel area. The length of the front line in the Baltic area was reduced to 250 km, which allowed the liberation of significant forces of the Soviet troops and use them in the offensive in the winter of 1945. With the loss of the Baltics, Germany lost its advantageous strategic area, which provided its fleet with freedom of action in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, as well as an important industrial, raw and food base.