Siege of Breslau

The siege of Breslau, also known as the Battle of Breslau, was a three-month-long siege of the city of Breslau in Lower Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), lasting to the end of World War II in Europe. From 13 February 1945 to 6 May 1945, German troops in Breslau were besieged by the Soviet forces which encircled the city as part of the Lower Silesian Offensive Operation. The German garrison's surrender on 6 May was followed by the surrender of all German forces two days after the battle.

Siege of Breslau
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II

German troops in Breslau on 2 February 1945
Date13 February – 6 May 1945 (2 months, and 24 days)
Location
Breslau, Nazi Germany, now Wrocław, Poland
51°07′N 17°02′E
Result

Soviet victory

  • Unconditional surrender of the city Breslau garrison on 6 May, followed by the unconditional surrender of all German forces two days after (see end of World War II in Europe)
Belligerents
 Soviet Union  Germany
Commanders and leaders
6th Army:
 Festung Breslau:
Strength
87,334 50,000
Casualties and losses

31,604

  • 7,177 - 13.000 killed
  • 24,427 - 33.000 wounded
44,848 captured, including 6,678 - 12.000 hospitalised
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