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Western Carpathian offensive
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II

Advance of the 2nd and 4th Ukrainian Front
Date12 January – 18 February 1945
Location
Slovak Republic and Southern Poland
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Western Carpathian offensive Germany
Western Carpathian offensive Hungary
Western Carpathian offensive Soviet Union
Western Carpathian offensive Romania
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Commanders and leaders
Josef Harpe
Ferdinand Schörner
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Ivan Petrov
Strength
Unknown Soviet Union 482,000 men
Romania 99,300 men
Czechoslovakia 11,500 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown killed or wounded
137,000 captured
Soviet Union 79,000 men
Kingdom of Romania 12,000 men
Czechoslovakia 970 men

The Western Carpathian offensive (Russian: Западно-Карпатская наступательная операция) was a successful offensive by the Red Army during World War II, that lasted from January 12 to February 18, 1945.

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