Balkan campaigns of the Red Army
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The Balkan campaigns of the Red Army were a series of World War II offensives in Southeastern Europe in 1944–1945, during which Soviet forces, often in coordination with local partisan movements, helped liberate countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia from Axis control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balkan campaigns of the Red Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Soviet High Command (Stavka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Axis positions in the Balkans
ⓘ
facilitation of communist takeovers in several Balkan states ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Bulgarian Army after Bulgaria switched sides in 1944
ⓘ
Romanian forces after the 23 August 1944 coup ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans led by Josip Broz Tito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEvent |
1945
ⓘ
August 1944 ⓘ October 1944 ⓘ September 1944 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| includes |
Belgrade Offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Budapest Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Debrecen Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Jassy–Kishinev Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ operations in Bulgaria ⓘ operations in Hungary ⓘ operations in Romania ⓘ operations in Yugoslavia ⓘ operations in eastern Austria ⓘ |
| location |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Balkan theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independent State of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participant | Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of Soviet influence in the Balkans
ⓘ
liberation of Bulgaria from Axis control ⓘ liberation of Romania from Axis control ⓘ liberation of parts of Yugoslavia from Axis control ⓘ withdrawal of German forces from much of the Balkans ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
cut off German forces in Greece
ⓘ
drive German forces out of Southeastern Europe ⓘ secure the southern flank of the Red Army ⓘ |
| supported |
Bulgarian resistance movement
ⓘ
Romanian anti-Axis forces ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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