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The Vistula–Oder offensive (Russian: Висло-Одерская операция, romanized: Vislo–Oderskaya operatsiya) was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European theatre of World War II in January 1945. The army made a major advance into German-held territory, capturing Kraków, Warsaw and Poznań.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943), fought in what is now the Muranow district during World War II; Battle of Radzymin (1944), a clash between Soviet and German tank armies; Warsaw Uprising or Battle of Warsaw (1944) Battle of Warsaw (1945), part of Vistula–Oder Offensive
Warsaw Uprising; Part of Operation Tempest of the Polish Resistance and the Eastern Front of World War II: Clockwise from top left: Civilians construct an anti-tank ditch in Wola district; German anti-tank gun in Theatre Square; Home Army soldier defending a barricade; Ruins of Bielańska Street; Insurgents leave the city ruins after surrendering to German forces; Allied transport planes ...
Warsaw Uprising, August 1944 Ruins of the Old Town Market Place in January 1945 The Warsaw Uprising was launched by the Polish Home Army on August 1, 1944, as part of Operation Tempest . In response, under orders from Heinrich Himmler , Warsaw was kept under ceaseless barrage by Nazi artillery and air power for sixty-three days and nights by ...
In the spring of 1945 the army, now numbering 78,556 soldiers, was redeployed to the front on the Oder river in preparation for the final Soviet offensive of the war in Europe. The Polish Second Army also entered the line of battle at this time, and together the two armies contributed about 10% of the total forces involved in the operation.
In the 1944 Warsaw Uprising it liberated the suburb of Praga, but otherwise sat out most of the battle, aside from a series of unsuccessful crossings of the Vistula in mid-September. It took part in battles for Bydgoszcz (Bromberg), Kolobrzeg (Kolberg), Gdańsk (Danzig) and Gdynia , losing about 17,500 killed in action over the course of the ...
On October 1 the Wehrmacht entered Warsaw, which started a period of German occupation that lasted until the devastating Warsaw Uprising [a] and later until January 17, 1945, when the Wehrmacht troops abandoned the city due to the advance of Soviet forces. Around 18,000 civilians of Warsaw perished during the siege.
1945 was a common year ... The Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Poland. ... The last battle of the War in Europe is fought at Poljana near Slovenj Gradec, ...