Prague Offensive
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The Prague Offensive was the final major Soviet military operation in Europe during World War II, resulting in the liberation of Prague and the collapse of remaining German forces in Czechoslovakia in May 1945.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prague Offensive canonical | 15 |
| Prague offensive | 4 |
| Battle of Prague (1945) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prague Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Prague (1945)
|
| belligerent |
1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Czechoslovak Army Corps
Czechoslovak resistance ⓘ Army Group Centre ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group Centre
2nd Polish Army ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Second Army
Red Army ⓘ Romanian Land Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian Army
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | one of the last large-scale operations of the European theater of World War II ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrey Yeremenko
ⓘ
surface form:
Andrei Yeremenko
Ivan Konev ⓘ Rodion Malinovsky ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfPragueLiberation | 1945-05-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-05-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
1st Ukrainian Front
ⓘ
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Ukrainian Front
4th Ukrainian Front ⓘ Army Group Centre ⓘ Third United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Third Army
|
| location |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Prague ⓘ |
| notableEvent | uprising of Prague resistance in May 1945 ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Ferdinand Schörner ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| politicalConsequence |
consolidation of Soviet influence in Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
restoration of Czechoslovak government authority in Prague ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Offensive
|
| result |
Soviet victory
ⓘ
capitulation of German forces in Czechoslovakia ⓘ collapse of Army Group Centre remnants ⓘ liberation of Prague ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-05-06 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
completed liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi occupation
ⓘ
final major Soviet offensive in Europe in World War II ⓘ |
| theater | Central Europe ⓘ |
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Prague offensive
subject surface form:
2nd Ukrainian Front
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Battle of Prague (1945)
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Prague offensive
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Prague offensive
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