Lower Silesian Offensive

The Lower Silesian offensive was a Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II in 1945, involving forces of the 1st Ukrainian Front under Marshal Ivan Konev. It cleared German troops from much of Lower Silesia and besieged a large German force in the provincial capital, Breslau. The offensive began on February 8 and continued until February 24, when the Soviets ceased their offensive having captured a small bridgehead across the Neisse River near Forst. The offensive directly succeeded the Vistula–Oder offensive, in which Konev's troops had driven the German Army Group A from Poland, liberating Kraków and taking bridgeheads over the Oder.

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1945 Lower Silesian Offensive

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1109 Battle of Hundsfeld

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1757 Battle of Breslau

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1757 Battle of Leuthen

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1757 Siege of Breslau

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1760 Siege of Breslau

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1806 Unknown

1914-11-11T00:00:00Z

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1914 Silesian Offensive

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1919 — 1921 Silesian Uprisings

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1945 Siege of Breslau

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1474 Unknown

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1740 — 1742 First Silesian War

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1744 — 1745 Second Silesian War

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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H26408, Rückzug deutscher Truppen auf Breslau

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J28718, Volkssturmmänner am MG

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J28898, Schlesien, Volkssturmmänner mit MG

FestungBreslau6V1945

Pomerania and Silesia

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H26395, Schlesien, Grenadiere im Abwehrkampf

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1138	Duchy of Silesia		Wikidata
area	region	1173	Duchy of Wroclaw		Wikidata
area	region	1313	Duchy of Oleśnica		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Trzebnicą	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1109	Battle of Hundsfeld	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Battle of Breslau	Kingdom of Prussia, battle, Archduchy of Austria	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Battle of Leuthen	Frederick II of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg monarchy, battle, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Leopold Joseph von Daun	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1757	Siege of Breslau	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1760	Siege of Breslau	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Unknown	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Silesian Offensive	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Silesian Uprisings	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Siege of Breslau	Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Lower Silesian Offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	war	1474	Unknown	war, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland	Wikidata
event	war	1740	First Silesian War	war, Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg monarchy	Wikidata
event	war	1744	Second Silesian War	war, Kingdom of Prussia, Habsburg monarchy, Electorate of Saxony	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker at Strzegomski Square	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		kompanijny schron główny we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bierny piechoty we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bierny piechoty wschodni (dowódcy), Ostowa we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron bierny piechoty zachodni, Ostowa we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Schron przeciwlotniczy, ob. składnica muzealna	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron przeciwlotniczy, Plac Solny, Wrocław	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron straży we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron wartowniczy wschodni we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		schron wartowniczy zachodni we Wrocławiu	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1930	Schron przeciwlotniczy w zespole wodociągowym Na Grobli	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		Oleśnica Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Wojnowice Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1523	Castle in Smolec	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1800	Palace in Dobroszyce	palace, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Infantry fort in Wrocław	infantry fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Wrocław Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Infantry fort in Wrocław	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1815	Königliches Museum für Kunst und Altertümer	numismatic museum, archaeological museum, military museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	tower	1300	Bear Tower	architectural heritage monument, fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H26408, Rückzug deutscher Truppen auf Breslau		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J28718, Volkssturmmänner am MG		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J28898, Schlesien, Volkssturmmänner mit MG		Commons
commons	image		FestungBreslau6V1945		Commons
commons	image		Pomerania and Silesia		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H26395, Schlesien, Grenadiere im Abwehrkampf		Commons