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The Vienna offensive was an offensive launched by the Soviet 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts in order to capture Vienna, Austria, during World War II. The offensive lasted from 16 March to 15 April 1945. [ 6 ]
On 3 April, at the beginning of the Vienna Offensive, the Austrian politician Karl Renner, then living in southern Lower Austria, established contact with the Soviets. Joseph Stalin had already established a would-be future Austrian cabinet from the country's communists in exile, but Tolbukhin's telegram changed Stalin's mind in favor of Renner ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Vienna, Austria. ... Vienna Offensive. 31 March: Vienna-Schwechat ('Santa') subcamp dissolved. Prisoners ...
2: Soviets launch the Vienna Offensive against German forces in and around the Austrian capital city. : German armies are surrounded in the Ruhr Pocket . 4: Bratislava , the capital of the Slovak Republic , is overrun by advancing Soviet forces.
When the Soviet offensive resumed on 16 April, two Soviet fronts (army groups) attacked Berlin from the east and south, while a third overran German forces positioned north of Berlin. Before the main battle in Berlin commenced, the Red Army encircled the city after successful battles of the Seelow Heights and Halbe .
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The city of Vienna in Austria was bombed 52 times during World War II, [citation needed] and 37,000 residences of the city were lost, [citation needed] 20% of the city's housing stock. Only 41 civilian vehicles survived the raids, and more than 3,000 bomb craters were counted.
By 4 April, the 6th SS Panzer Army was already in the Vienna area desperately setting up defensive lines against the anticipated Soviet Vienna offensive. Approaching and encircling the Austrian capital were the Soviet 4th and 6th Guards Tank, 9th Guards, and 46th Armies. [70] The Soviet's Vienna Offensive ended with the fall of the city on 13 ...