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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] After several days of street-to-street fighting, the Soviet troops captured the city.
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. [citation needed]
The remnants of the entrance to the gasoline storage facilities of the "Schirach-Bunker", shortly before their destruction in 1983. The Gaugefechtsstand Wien (regional combat command center Vienna) was a World War II subterranean command bunker situated in the densely forested Wienerwald western parts of Ottakring, the 16th district of Vienna.
Near the end of World War II in Europe, Soviet forces of the 3rd Ukrainian Front were ordered by Joseph Stalin to capture Vienna, both for strategic military purposes and for use as a post-war bargaining chip with the Allies. [3] After intense urban fighting, Vienna was captured by the Soviet Forces on 14 April 1945. [3]
Pages in category "Vienna in World War II" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Reichsgau Wien; A.
Following Austria's annexation into the Third Reich, the museum was placed under the management of the director of military museums in Berlin and was renamed to Heeresmuseum Wien (Vienna military museum). During World War II, the museum was once again inaccessible to the public, and admission remained reserved to military personnel. As of 1943 ...
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Austria was divided into four occupation zones and jointly occupied by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and France. Vienna was similarly subdivided, but the central district was collectively administered by the Allied Control Council.
Pages in category "World War II sites in Austria" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.