Prague offensive

Belligerents

Axis:
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia

POHG

Allies:

Russian Liberation ArmyCommanders and leaders

Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss

Sergei BunyachenkoStrength Army Group Centre:
600,000–650,000
Army Group Ostmark:
430,000

9,370

1,770,700

139,500

69,500

48,400

18,000Casualties and losses Some 860,000 captured; remainder killed, missing in action, or fled

49,348

1,730

887

533

300

The Prague offensive (Russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, romanized: Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit.'Prague Strategic Offensive Operation') was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe. The offensive was fought on the Eastern Front from 6 May to 11 May 1945. Fought concurrently with the Prague uprising, the offensive significantly helped the liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945. The offensive was one of the last engagements of World War II in Europe and continued after Nazi Germany's unconditional capitulation on 8/9 May.

The city of Prague was ultimately liberated by the USSR during the Prague offensive. All of the German troops of Army Group Centre (Heeresgruppe Mitte) and many of Army Group Ostmark (formerly known as Army Group South) were killed or captured, or fell into the hands of the Allies after the capitulation.