Battle of the Silesian Offensive

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet occupation of Silesia
gptkbp:air_support Soviet air force involvement
gptkbp:allies Allied forces against Axis powers
gptkbp:awards Medals for valor
gptkbp:casualties high
High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Friedrich_Paulus
gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkb:Hermann_Hoth
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials in Silesia
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired art
inspired music
inspired documentaries
Influenced post-war borders
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration January 1945 to February 1945
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Oder-Neisse
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
final stages of World War II
gptkbp:historical_debate strategic importance debated
gptkbp:historical_documentation War reports and diaries
gptkbp:historical_records Remembrance events in Silesia
gptkbp:historical_significance Accelerated end of the war in Europe
marked the decline of German military power
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:government_documents
gptkb:Archives
eyewitness accounts
post-war analyses
memoirs of participants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Silesian Offensive
gptkbp:impact displacement of civilians
Displacement of local populations
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
Soviet reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:4th_Panzer_Army
gptkb:1st_Ukrainian_Front
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:Battle_of_Breslau
Battle of Lower Silesia
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Battle_of_Breslau
Battle of Lower Silesia
gptkbp:key_figures German commanders
Soviet generals
gptkbp:location gptkb:Silesia
gptkbp:logistics Soviet supply lines
Supply lines from the east
gptkbp:media_appearances Documentaries and films
gptkbp:military_doctrine gptkb:Soviet_deep_battle_concept
gptkbp:military_lessons importance of mobility
coordination between branches
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms
encirclement
Encirclement tactics
gptkbp:military_technology Use of tanks and artillery
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:1st_Ukrainian_Front
gptkbp:narrative Accounts from veterans
gptkbp:notable_ships Limited naval operations
gptkbp:objective Capture of Silesia
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of German supply lines
displacement of German forces
Collapse of German defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:political_ideology used by Soviet Union
gptkbp:political_impact Shift in power dynamics in Europe
shift in post-war borders
gptkbp:post_war_career Impact on Cold War dynamics
Allegations against German forces
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Vistula-Oder_Offensive
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic advance into Germany
contributed to the fall of Nazi Germany
gptkbp:strategic_goals Importance of logistics in warfare
Advance towards Berlin
capture Silesia
gptkbp:strategy German defensive lines
gptkbp:strength Soviet reinforcements from the east
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms operations
gptkbp:terrain urban and rural areas
Urban and rural areas
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:type offensive operation
Offensive operation
gptkbp:weather_conditions winter conditions
Winter conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Ivan_Chernyakhovsky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5