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Battle of Slivice | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Memorial near Slivice | |||||||
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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.
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