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Vistula–Oder Offensive
Sign in to save1945 offensive by the Soviet Red Army and Polish Army against Germany
Key facts
- Date
- Date 12 January – 2 February 1945
- Location
- Poland and Eastern Germany
- Result
- Soviet victory Liberation of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps Disintegration of the General Government
- Territorial changes
- Soviet and Polish troops advanced into most of the pre-war Polish territory
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Belligerents
Germany Hungary Soviet Union Poland Commanders and leaders
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