Battle of Danzig (1945)

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The Battle of Danzig (1945) was a major World War II engagement in which Soviet and Polish forces captured the German-held city of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland), contributing to the collapse of Nazi control in East Pomerania.

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Battle of Danzig (1945) canonical 1
Siege of Danzig (1945) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
aftereffect destruction of large parts of Danzig
aftermath integration of Gdańsk into postwar Poland
alsoKnownAs Battle of Danzig (1945)
surface form: Siege of Danzig (1945)
belligerent Nazi Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
cityStatusAtTime Free City of Danzig annexed by Nazi Germany
combatType siege warfare
urban warfare
conflict World War II
conflictSide Allies of World War II
countryAtTime Germany
date 1945
followedBy Soviet advance toward Berlin
front Eastern Front
historicalContext collapse of Nazi control in East Pomerania
historicalRegion West Prussia
involves German defensive fortifications
Polish infantry units
Soviet armored units
Soviet infantry units
location Gdańsk
surface form: Danzig

Pomerania
surface form: East Pomerania

Gdańsk
Pomeranian Voivodeship
modernNameOfCity Gdańsk
objective capture of the German-held city of Danzig
opponent Wehrmacht
surface form: German forces

Wehrmacht
opposedSide Axis powers
participant Polish People’s Army
Red Army
partOf East Pomeranian Offensive
Soviet-German Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II
precededBy Soviet advance through East Pomerania
presentDayLocation Poland
relatedEvent Battle of Gdynia
surface form: Battle of Gdynia (1945)

Battle of Kolberg (1945)
Vistula–Oder Offensive
result Soviet and Polish victory
capture of Danzig by Soviet and Polish forces
collapse of German control in East Pomerania
strategicSignificance contributed to isolation of German forces in East Prussia
secured Baltic Sea coast for Soviet and Polish forces
weakened German defensive positions in Pomerania
theater European theatre of World War II
timePeriod final months of World War II in Europe

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East Pomeranian Offensive notableBattle Battle of Danzig (1945)
Battle of Danzig (1945) alsoKnownAs Battle of Danzig (1945)
this entity surface form: Siege of Danzig (1945)