Battle of Bautzen

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The Battle of Bautzen was a major World War II engagement in April 1945 between German and Soviet-led Polish forces near the German town of Bautzen, notable as one of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
battle
belligerent Nazi Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
chronology Occurred shortly before the Battle of Berlin ended
combatantUnit German 4th Panzer Army
Army Group Centre
surface form: German Army Group Center

2nd Polish Army
surface form: Polish Second Army

Soviet 52nd Army
Soviet 5th Guards Army
commander Ferdinand Schörner
Ivan Konev
Karol Świerczewski
Walther Nehring NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Germany
date April 1945
endDate 1945-04-26
front Eastern Front
germanObjective Relieve encircled German forces and stabilize the front near Bautzen
hasCasualties Thousands of killed, wounded, and missing on both sides
hasType late-war engagement
locatedIn eastern Germany
surface form: Eastern Germany

Saxony
near Bautzen
Kamenz
Niesky
Weissenberg
notableFor Heavy casualties on both sides
One of the last significant German tactical victories on the Eastern Front
opponent German Army
2nd Polish Army
surface form: Polish Second Army

Red Army
surface form: Soviet Red Army
partOf Soviet Berlin Offensive Operation
surface form: Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation

Eastern Front
surface form: Eastern Front of World War II

Soviet advance into Germany in 1945
place Bautzen
polishCasualties High losses in the Polish Second Army
relatedEvent Battle of Berlin
Vistula–Oder Offensive
result German tactical victory
Operational success for Soviet-led forces in the wider offensive
sovietPolishObjective Advance toward Dresden and support the Berlin offensive
startDate 1945-04-21
strategicOutcome Did not alter the overall collapse of Nazi Germany
tacticalOutcome German forces recaptured Bautzen
year 1945

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2nd Polish Army engagement Battle of Bautzen