Vistula–Oder Offensive
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The Vistula–Oder Offensive was a major Soviet Red Army campaign in early 1945 that rapidly pushed German forces from central Poland to the Oder River, paving the way for the final assault on Berlin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front operation of World War II
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military offensive ⓘ |
| aim |
to advance Soviet forces from the Vistula River to the Oder River
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to destroy German Army Group A ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vistula–Oder Offensive
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surface form:
Vistula–Oder Strategic Offensive Operation
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| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| commander |
Georgy Zhukov
ⓘ
Ivan Konev ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-02-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Berlin
ⓘ
East Pomeranian Offensive ⓘ Lower Silesian Offensive ⓘ Upper Silesian Offensive ⓘ |
| frontLineChange | Soviet front moved from the Vistula line to the Oder line ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
1st Belorussian Front
ⓘ
1st Ukrainian Front ⓘ |
| location |
Central Poland
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Germany ⓘ Oder River ⓘ Poland ⓘ Silesia ⓘ Vistula River ⓘ |
| logistics | launched from the Vistula bridgeheads including Magnuszew and Baranów ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | deep operation ⓘ |
| notableCityCaptured |
Kraków
ⓘ
surface form:
Krakow
Łódź ⓘ
surface form:
Lodz
Poznań ⓘ
surface form:
Poznan (encircled and later captured)
Warsaw ⓘ |
| operationScale | one of the largest Soviet offensives of World War II ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Ferdinand Schörner
ⓘ
Josef Harpe ⓘ |
| outcome |
collapse of German front in Poland
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rapid Soviet advance into central Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
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| precededBy |
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
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surface form:
Lublin–Brest Offensive
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive ⓘ |
| result | decisive Soviet victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-01-12 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
brought Soviet forces to the Oder River
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paved the way for the Battle of Berlin ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
February 1945
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January 1945 ⓘ |
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Vistula–Oder Strategic Offensive Operation
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Eastern Front (World War II)
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Battle of the Oder–Neisse
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Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form:
Vistula–Oder offensive
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Vistula–Oder strategic offensive operations
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Vistula–Oder strategic offensive operations