Battle of Slivice

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Battle of Slivice
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
Memorial near Slivice
Date 11–12 May 1945 Location Slivice near Milín, Bohemia Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia[1][2]  United States	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Fedotovich Seryogin LeRoy Irwin	Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss  †
Strength
Unknown	Approx 7,000

The Battle of Slivice (Czech: Bitva u Slivice) was the last large World War II battle in the area of the Czech lands. During 11–12 May 1945, German troops, trying to surrender to nearby American troops rather than the USSR, defended themselves against local partisans and the Red Army. The Germans eventually capitulated during early hours of May 12. About 6,000 men were captured by the Soviet troops.