Moravia–Ostrava offensive
The Moravia–Ostrava offensive operation (Russian: Моравско-Остравская наступательная операция) was an offensive by the Red Army during World War II that lasted from March 10 to May 6, 1945, and was the Soviet conquest of present-day Eastern Czech Republic (Moravia also part of Polish and Czech Silesia).
Moravia–Ostrava offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
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Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ferdinand Schörner Gotthard Heinrici Walther Nehring |
Ivan Petrov Andrey Yeryomenko |
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