Vistula– Oder Offensive

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Vistula-Oder
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet occupation of Poland
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkbp:consequences Establishment of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe
Post-war borders of Europe
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayal in films and literature
Memorials and commemorations
gptkbp:date January 12, 1945
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 weeks
gptkbp:end_date February 3, 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Wehrmacht
SS units
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Silesian_Offensive
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Eastern_Front_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_debate Effectiveness of Soviet strategy
Role of Allied support
gptkbp:historical_significance Key turning point in the war in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vistula– Oder Offensive
gptkbp:impact Accelerated the fall of Nazi Germany
gptkbp:intelligence Soviet reconnaissance
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Georgy_Zhukov
gptkb:Ivan_Konev
gptkb:Hermann_Hoth
gptkb:Friedrich_von_Paulus
gptkb:Vasily_Chuikov
gptkbp:location gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:logistics Soviet supply lines
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:sports_team
gptkbp:military_technology air support
artillery support
T-34 tanks
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stettin
gptkb:Battle_of_Breslau
gptkb:Battle_of_Poznań
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Capture_of_Berlin
gptkbp:operational_area Vistula River to Oder River
gptkbp:outcome Soviet forces reached the Oder River
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:East_Prussian_Offensive
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Opened the way for the Soviet advance into Germany
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
mass infantry assaults
Soviet encirclement
gptkbp:type offensive operation
gptkbp:weather_conditions winter conditions