Bratislava–Brno offensive
The Bratislava–Brno offensive was an offensive conducted by the Red Army in western Slovakia and south Moravia towards the end of World War II. The offensive was held between 25 March and 5 May 1945 using the forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front to capture the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, and the capital of Moravia, Brno.
| Bratislava-Brno offensive | |||||||||
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Germany Hungary |
Soviet Union Romania Czechoslovakia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ferdinand Schörner Lothar Rendulic Otto Wöhler |
Rodion Malinovsky Andrey Kravchenko Issa Pliyev Vasile Atanasiu Nicolae Dăscălescu | ||||||||
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Army Group South (renamed Army Group Ostmark) Army Group Centre |
2nd Ukrainian Front Romanian 1st Army Romanian 4th Army | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 16,933 killed | ||||||||
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