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
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
paved the way for the Battle of Berlin
timePeriod February 1945
January 1945

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3rd Guards Tank Army engagedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
13th Army (Red Army) participatedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form: Vistula–Oder offensive
52nd Army (Red Army) participatedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form: Vistula–Oder offensive
Carpathian-Dukla Offensive followedBy Vistula–Oder Offensive
Moravian–Ostrava offensive precededBy Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form: Vistula–Oder offensive
Soviet 13th Army participatedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form: Vistula–Oder offensive
47th Army (Soviet Union) participatedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
47th Army (Soviet Union) participatedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form: Warsaw–Poznań Offensive
70th Army (Soviet Union) participatedIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
this entity surface form: Vistula–Oder offensive
Defense of the Eastern Front notableEngagement Vistula–Oder Offensive
Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army tookPartIn Vistula–Oder Offensive
subject surface form: 2nd Guards Tank Army
Retreat from the Eastern Front hasPart Vistula–Oder Offensive