Vienna Offensive
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Was an offensive launched by the Red Army in order to capture Vienna, Austria, during World War II. .
Chronology
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April 1945: The Red Army penetrated Klosterneuburg with the 20th and 22nd Guards Tank Brigades.
March 1945: The German bridgehead at Komárom was eliminated by Soviet forces.
April 1945: Second Ukrainian Front gains ground North of Vienna. Troops of Third Ukrainian Front continue to clear region West of Vienna and overrun Fuerstenfeld, East of Graz.
April 1945: The Soviet 23rd Panzer Corps (Lieutenant General Akhmanov) occupied Deutsch-Wagram on April 11.
April 1945: On April 8, Soviet forces also landed on the left bank of the Danube opposite Orth and near Mannsdorf.
April 1945: The German 96th Infantry Division and the 101st Jäger Division had to evacuate Gänserndorf and Angern on April 10th.
Selected Sources
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 498
