ðə səksˈɛs ʌvðə sˈoʊviət ˈiːst pɹˈʌʃən əfˈɛnsɪv tə ðə sˈaʊθ mˌeɪd ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə bɹˈɪdʒhɛd ʌntˈɛnəbəl, ænd ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə wɪθdɹˈɔː ðə ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti ˈeɪt kˈɔːɹ fɹʌmðə tˈaʊn ˌɪntʊ sˈæmlənd tʊ ɐsˈɪst ɪnðə dᵻfˈɛns ðˈɛɹ; ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ tɹˈuːps ʌvðə nˈaɪnti fˈɪfθ ænd fˈɪfti ˈeɪtθ ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒənz wɜːɹ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə kjʊɹɹˈoʊniən spˈɪt, wˌɛɹ ðə fˈɪfti ˈeɪtθ dᵻvˈɪʒən ˈæktᵻd æz ɐ ɹˈɪɹɡɑːɹd fɚðə wɪθdɹˈɔːl.
The success of the Soviet East Prussian offensive to the south made the position of the bridgehead untenable, and it was decided to withdraw the XXVIII Corps from the town into Samland to assist in the defence there; the remaining troops of the 95th and 58th Infantry Divisions were evacuated to the Curonian Spit, where the 58th Division acted as a rearguard for the withdrawal.