Carpatho-Uzhgorod Offensive
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The Carpatho-Uzhgorod Offensive was a World War II Soviet military operation aimed at driving German and Hungarian forces from the Carpathian region and advancing into eastern Czechoslovakia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carpathian–Uzhgorod offensive | 1 |
| Carpatho-Uzhgorod Offensive canonical | 1 |
| East Carpathian Offensive | 1 |
| West Carpathian Offensive | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carpatho-Uzhgorod Operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Royal Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Soviet campaign to liberate Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Ivan Petrov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1944-11-27 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1944-10-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Budapest Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontlineCommand | 4th Ukrainian Front headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Carpathian region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet–Czechoslovak border area NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcarpathia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
18th Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1st Czechoslovak Army Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Guards Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
advance into eastern Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
drive German forces from the Carpathian region ⓘ drive Hungarian forces from the Carpathian region ⓘ secure passes through the Carpathian Mountains ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Géza Lakatos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannes Frießner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingUnit |
German Army Group South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian 1st Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
1944 Soviet offensives in Ukraine
ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eastern Carpathian Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Soviet entry into eastern Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Soviet victory ⓘ liberation of Transcarpathian Ukraine ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
opened route for Soviet advance into Central Europe
ⓘ
weakened German and Hungarian defensive positions in the Carpathians ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovak resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Carpathian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
East Carpathian Offensive
this entity surface form:
West Carpathian Offensive
this entity surface form:
Carpathian–Uzhgorod offensive