5th ID Ops
Unless the entire drive really was a cover for Operation Reset, perhaps the 5th and 8th ID's drives were spoiling attacks to pin and disrupt WP forces in the area.
The push into a (presumably) depleted Kaliningrad enclave would have both symbolic and real benefits. Kaliningrad would presumably still have supplies and spare parts that would be of some use for captured WP equipment (former NVA units in particular). It would also be a blow to Soviet ambitions and morale.
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