Prague offensive

Prague offensive
	Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
	; Map of Prague offensive
Date	6–11 May 1945; (5 days)
Location	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Result	Allied victory End of World War II in Europe;
Belligerents
Axis:; Germany; Hungary; Slovakia POHG;	Allies:; Soviet Union; Czechoslovakia; Romania; Poland Russian Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Ferdinand Schörner; Lothar Rendulic; Friedrich Altrichter ; Kurt Agricola ; Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss	Ivan Konev; Rodion Malinovsky; Andrey Yeryomenko; Karel Klapálek; Vasile Atanasiu; Nicolae Dăscălescu; Karol Świerczewski Sergei Bunyachenko
Strength
Army Group Centre:; 600,000–650,000; Army Group Ostmark:; 430,000; 9,370	1,770,700; 139,500; 69,500; 48,400 18,000
Casualties and losses
Some 860,000 captured; remainder killed, missing in action, or fled	49,348; 1,730; 887; 533 300

The Prague offensive (Russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, romanized: Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit. 'Prague strategic offensive') was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe. The offensive was fought on the Eastern Front from 6 May to 11 May 1945. Fought concurrently with the Prague uprising, the offensive significantly helped the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. The offensive was one of the last engagements of World War II in Europe and continued after Nazi Germany's unconditional capitulation on 8/9 May.

The city of Prague was ultimately liberated by the USSR during the Prague offensive.^[6] All of the German troops of Army Group Centre (Heeresgruppe Mitte) and many of Army Group Ostmark (formerly known as Army Group South) were killed or captured, or fell into the hands of the Allies after the capitulation.^[b]

^ ^a ^b Frajdl 2007.
^ Lakowski 2008, p. 674.
^ Ziemke 2002, p. 498.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krivosheev 1997, p. 159.
^ Glantz 1995, p. 300.
^ "Lest we forget, the Czechs became a free nation on May 8, 1945". Praguemonitor.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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[FOOTNOTEFrajdl2007-1] Frajdl 2007.

[FOOTNOTELakowski2008674-2] Lakowski 2008, p. 674.

[FOOTNOTEZiemke2002498-3] Ziemke 2002, p. 498.

[FOOTNOTEKrivosheev1997159-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krivosheev 1997, p. 159.

[FOOTNOTEGlantz1995300-5] Glantz 1995, p. 300.

[7] "Lest we forget, the Czechs became a free nation on May 8, 1945". Praguemonitor.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.

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