Vistula oder offensive

1. Vistula-Oder Offensive Vinko Pavlovic

2. THESIS The Soviet Union trekked hundreds of miles through Nazi territory and were successful in their goal of reaching the Oder River and tightening the noose around Germany’s neck.

3. The Nations Germany Soviet Union Poland

5. …Army group A

6. Ninth Army

7. LVI Panzer Corps

8. XXXXVI Panzer Corps

9. VIII Corps

10. Fourth Panzer Army

11. LXII Corps

12. XXIV Panzer Corps

13. XLVIII Panzer Corps

14. 17th ArmyLIXCorps

15. XI Corps

16. XI SS Corps

17. Georgy Zhukov

18. First Belorussian Front

19. 47th Army 1st Polish Army

20. 3rd Shock Army 61st Army

21. 1st Guards Tank Army 2nd Guards Tank Army

22. 5th Shock Army 8th Guards Army

23. 69th Army 33rd Army

24. Ivan Konev

25. First Ukrainian Front

26. 21st Army 6th Army

27. 3rd Guards Army 13th Army

28. 4th Tank Army 3rd Guards Tank Army

29. 52nd Army 5th Guards Army

32. 160+ Divisions

33. 2,200,000+ Troops

34. 4,500+ Tanks

35. 2,500+ Assault guns

36. 5,000+ Aircrafts

37. 13,500+ Pieces of Field Artillery(76 mm or more)

38. 14,500+ Mortars

39. 5,000≈ Anti-Tank Guns

40. Because the main defensive forces of the German Army were close together, they were easily targeted for Artillery Strikes.

43. Hitler Orders PanzerkorpsGrossdeutschland to counter attack from East Prussia towards 4th Panzer Army. (Against the advice of General Heinz Guderian).

45. On January 17th Warsaw(Capital of Poland) was captured by Soviets.

46. Hitler was furious. He ordered the stationed forces there to fight till the very last man dies.

47. Head of the Operations Branch of the German Army High Command, Colonel Bogislaw von Bonin, was arrested

49. En route they captured Krakow unopposed

50. By January 18th the Soviet troops reached Lodz (3rd biggest city in Poland) They captured it the next day.

53. His pleas are authorized by Shorner the second time he begs for the evascuation.

54. The Evacuation is completed the night of January 27.

55. January 28 Soviet troops enter Katowice.

57. Allowed Ukrainian First established two bridgeheads.

58. February 1st: Kustrin, Germany is surrounded by Soviets and is declared a Fortress City.

59. February 2nd: First Belorussian Front reaches Oder River near Frankfurt, Germany.