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Prague offensive
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II

Map of Prague offensive
Date6–11 May 1945
(5 days)
Location
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

Axis:
Prague offensive Germany
Prague offensive Hungary[1]
Prague offensive Slovakia

  • Prague offensive POHG
Allies:
Prague offensive Soviet Union
Prague offensive Czechoslovakia
Prague offensive Romania
Prague offensive Poland
Prague offensive Russian Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Prague offensive Ferdinand Schörner
Prague offensive Lothar Rendulic
Prague offensive Ivan Konev
Prague offensive Rodion Malinovsky
Prague offensive Andrey Yeryomenko
Prague offensive Karel Klapálek
Prague offensive Vasile Atanasiu
Prague offensive Nicolae Dăscălescu
Prague offensive Karol Świerczewski
Prague offensive Sergei Bunyachenko
Strength
Army Group Centre:
600,000–650,000[2]
Army Group Ostmark:
430,000[3]
Prague offensive 9,370[1]
Prague offensive 1,770,700[4]
Prague offensive 139,500[4]
Prague offensive 69,500[4]
Prague offensive 48,400[4]
Prague offensive 18,000
Casualties and losses
Some 860,000 captured; remainder killed, missing in action, or fled Prague offensive 49,348[5]
Prague offensive 1,730[4]
Prague offensive 887[4]
Prague offensive 533[4][a]
Prague offensive 300
Battle of the Dukla Pass monument

The Prague offensive (Russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, romanized: Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit. 'Prague strategic offensive') was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe. The offensive was fought on the Eastern Front from 6 May to 11 May 1945. Fought concurrently with the Prague uprising, the offensive significantly helped the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. The offensive was one of the last engagements of World War II in Europe and continued after Nazi Germany's unconditional capitulation on 8/9 May.

The city of Prague was ultimately liberated by the USSR during the Prague offensive.[6] All of the German troops of Army Group Centre (Heeresgruppe Mitte) and many of Army Group Ostmark (formerly known as Army Group South) were killed or captured, or fell into the hands of the Allies after the capitulation.[b]

  1. ^ a b Frajdl 2007.
  2. ^ Lakowski 2008, p. 674.
  3. ^ Ziemke 2002, p. 498.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Krivosheev 1997, p. 159.
  5. ^ Glantz 1995, p. 300.
  6. ^ "Lest we forget, the Czechs became a free nation on May 8, 1945". Praguemonitor.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.


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