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Vienna offensive

April 2–13, 1945 · Vienna

Part of World War II

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After defeating the last German offensive at Lake Balaton, the Red Army drove through western Hungary and took Vienna on 13 April.

Sides

Axis

Germany
Baldur von Schirach military commander Rudolf von Bünau military commander

Allies

Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin military commander Vladimir Stoychev military commander

Also involved 1

Kuzma Derevyanko participant