Balkan campaigns of the Red Army

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The Balkan campaigns of the Red Army were a series of World War II offensives in Southeastern Europe in 1944–1945, during which Soviet forces, often in coordination with local partisan movements, helped liberate countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia from Axis control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
commandedBy Soviet High Command (Stavka)
linked to: Soviet High Command
conflict World War II
consequence collapse of Axis positions in the Balkans
facilitation of communist takeovers in several Balkan states
coordinatedWith Bulgarian Army after Bulgaria switched sides in 1944
Romanian forces after the 23 August 1944 coup
Yugoslav Partisans led by Josip Broz Tito
linked to: Yugoslav Partisans
countryInvolved Soviet Union
dateEvent 1945
August 1944
October 1944
September 1944
endTime 1945
includes Belgrade Offensive
Budapest Offensive
linked to: Siege of Budapest

Debrecen Offensive
linked to: Battle of Debrecen

Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Vienna Offensive
operations in Bulgaria
operations in Hungary
operations in Romania
operations in Yugoslavia
operations in eastern Austria
location Balkans
Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
militaryTheater Balkan theatre of World War II
opponent Axis powers
Independent State of Croatia
Kingdom of Hungary
Nazi Germany
participant Red Army
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
result establishment of Soviet influence in the Balkans
liberation of Bulgaria from Axis control
liberation of Romania from Axis control
liberation of parts of Yugoslavia from Axis control
withdrawal of German forces from much of the Balkans
startTime 1944
strategicObjective cut off German forces in Greece
drive German forces out of Southeastern Europe
secure the southern flank of the Red Army
supported Bulgarian resistance movement
Romanian anti-Axis forces
Yugoslav Partisans

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Fyodor Tolbukhin notableWork Balkan campaigns of the Red Army
Danube military operations hasPart World War II Lower Danube campaign
linked to: Balkan campaigns of the Red Army
Armeeoberkommando theaterOfOperations Balkan campaigns
linked to: Balkan campaigns of the Red Army