Battle of the Transdanubian Hills

The Battle of the Transdanubian Hills (also known in Bulgaria as the Drava Operation (Bulgarian: Дравска операция, Dravska operatsiya)) was a defensive operation of the Bulgarian First Army during Bulgaria's participation in World War II against German Wehrmacht forces, who were trying to capture the north bank of the Drava river as part of Operation Spring Awakening.

Battle of the Transdanubian Hills
Part of World War II

Planned German attacks for Operation Spring Awakening
Date6–21 March 1945
Location
Drava river valley and Transdanubian Hills
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 Bulgaria
 Soviet Union
 Yugoslavia
 Italy		  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Stoychev
Mikhail Sharokhin
Kosta Nađ
Mario Robotti
Giacomo Carboni		 Maximilian de Angelis
Werner von Erdmannsdorff
Strength
Bulgarian 1st Army
Soviet 57th Army
Yugoslav 3rd Army
Italian 2nd Army		 2nd Panzer Army
LXXXXI Corps
Casualties and losses
2,500 10,000
XXII Corps
LXVIII Corps
LXXXXI Corps
3rd Army
57th Army
133rd Rifle Corps
III Corps
IV Corps
PÉCS
MOHÁCS
KAPOS.
Unit locations on 6 March 1945
Red - Soviet forces, Orange - Yugoslav forces, Green - Bulgarian forces, Grey - German forces
Kapos. = Kaposvár

Combat in the Transdanubian Hills lasted from 6 to 21 March 1945. The German attacks failed to achieve their objectives and were then eclipsed by the large-scale Soviet offensive from the area of Lake Balaton to Vienna.

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