The Vistula–Oder Offensive was a successful Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European Theatre of World War II. It took place between 12 January and 2 February 1945. The offensive took Soviet forces from their start lines on the Vistula River almost 300 mi (480 km) to the Oder River; located 70 km (43 mi) from the German capital of Berlin.
Read more about Vistula–Oder Offensive: Background, The Offensive, Liberation of Auschwitz, Flight of Ethnic Germans, Death Marches of Concentration Camp Prisoners, Outcome, Aftermath
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