Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky , who had taken over command of the 3rd Belorussian Front in February , incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate General Hovhannes Bagramyan 's 1st Baltic Front into his command from February 22 , redesignating it as the Zemland Army Group ( or Samland Front ) .

Bagramyan 's forces initially laid siege to Königsberg ; the city was eventually stormed Attack on April 9 .