Battle of Bautzen (1945)
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The Battle of Bautzen (1945) was a late World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in which German forces launched one of their last successful counterattacks against advancing Soviet and Polish troops in Saxony.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bautzen (1945) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bautzen operation (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Polish casualties
ⓘ
significant German casualties ⓘ significant Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Ferdinand Schörner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Konev NERFINISHED ⓘ Karol Świerczewski NERFINISHED ⓘ Walther Nehring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | April 1945 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the last successful German counterattacks on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Soviet advance into Saxony and toward Prague ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | occured shortly before the Battle of Berlin concluded ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
2nd Polish Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
4th Panzer Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 52nd Army (Soviet Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Guards Army (Soviet Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Group Center (Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bautzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lausitz region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
German counterattack against overextended Soviet and Polish forces
ⓘ
encirclement and destruction of parts of the Polish 2nd Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Second Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet advance into Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet breakthrough in Lower Silesia ⓘ |
| result |
German tactical victory
ⓘ
temporary German stabilization of front near Bautzen ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-21 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | did not alter overall Soviet advance toward Berlin ⓘ |
| theater | Central European theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | combined arms battle ⓘ |
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