ðə stˈɔːlɪŋ ʌvðə ɡˈʌmbɪnən ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən mˈɛnt ðæt sˈoʊviət fˈoːɹsᵻz mˈeɪnli fɹʌmðə fˈoːɹɾi θˈɜːd ˈɑːɹmi sˈɛɾəld dˌaʊn tʊ ɐ blɑːkˈeɪd ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən tɹˈuːps ðæt hæd wɪθdɹˈɔːn ˌɪntʊ mˈɛməl.
The stalling of the Gumbinnen Operation meant that Soviet forces (mainly from the 43rd Army) settled down to a blockade of the German troops that had withdrawn into Memel.