Liberation of western Czechoslovakia
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The Liberation of western Czechoslovakia was the final World War II campaign in which U.S. and other Western Allied forces freed the western regions of Czechoslovakia from Nazi German occupation in the spring of 1945.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
→
military campaign → |
| after |
Battle of the Bulge
→
crossing of the Rhine by Western Allies → |
| before |
German Instrument of Surrender on 1945-05-08
→
|
| combatant |
12th Army Group (United States)
→
Third Army (United States) → United States → United States Army → Western Allies → |
| commander |
George S. Patton
→
Omar Bradley → |
| commemoratedBy |
Victory in Europe Day celebrations in western Bohemia
→
annual liberation festivals in Plzeň → |
| conflict |
World War II
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|
| country |
Czechoslovakia
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|
| describedBySource |
Czech military historiography
→
U.S. Army historical records → |
| endTime |
1945-05
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| followedBy |
occupation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet-backed authorities
→
postwar expulsion of Sudeten Germans → |
| hasCause |
Nazi German occupation of Czechoslovakia
→
|
| hasEffect |
end of German civil administration in western Bohemia
→
release of political prisoners and forced laborers in the region → |
| hasLanguage |
Czech
→
English → |
| hasPart |
liberation of Cheb
→
liberation of Karlovy Vary region → liberation of Plzeň → liberation of Rokycany area → |
| location |
western Czechoslovakia
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|
| notableFor |
being the furthest east advance of U.S. ground forces in Czechoslovakia
→
involvement of U.S. Third Army armored and infantry divisions → liberation of major industrial centers in western Bohemia → |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
→
SS → Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
Western Allied invasion of Germany
→
final stages of World War II in Europe → liberation of Czechoslovakia → |
| result |
Western Allied victory
→
liberation of western Czechoslovakia from Nazi occupation → |
| separatedFrom |
liberation of Prague by the Red Army
→
|
| significantEvent |
entry of U.S. forces into Plzeň on 1945-05-06
→
meeting of U.S. and Soviet forces near Rokycany in May 1945 → |
| startTime |
1945-04
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|
| temporalLocation |
spring 1945
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Western Allied invasion of Germany
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hasPart |