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.
All labels observed (8)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front operation of World War II
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aim |
to advance Soviet forces from the Vistula River to the Oder River
ⓘ
to destroy German Army Group A ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vistula–Oder Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Vistula–Oder Strategic Offensive Operation
|
| 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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
rapid Soviet advance into central Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
|
| precededBy |
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
ⓘ
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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Subject: Vistula–Oder Offensive Description of subject: 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
this entity surface form:
Vistula–Oder Strategic Offensive Operation
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Oder–Neisse
this entity surface form:
Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form:
Vistula–Oder strategic offensive operations
this entity surface form:
Vistula–Oder strategic offensive operations
this entity surface form:
Vistula–Oder offensive
this entity surface form:
Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form:
Soviet Vistula–Oder and follow‑on operations