East Pomeranian offensive
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The East Pomeranian strategic offensive operation (Russian: Восточно-Померанская наступательная операция) was an offensive by the Soviet Red Army against the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front. It took place in Pomerania and West Prussia from 10 February – 4 April 1945.
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Soviet troops manning two M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (MGMC) self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicles (half-tracks) in Danzig, March 1945. | |||||||
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Germany |
Soviet Union Poland | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Walter Weiß Dietrich von Saucken (2nd Army) |
Konstantin Rokossovsky (2nd Belorussian Front) | ||||||
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unknown | 996,100[1] | ||||||
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234,360
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The operation happened in four phases:
- Konitz-Köslin offensive operation 24 February – 6 March 1945
- Danzig offensive operation 7–31 March 1945
- Arnswalde–Kolberg offensive operation 1–18 March 1945
- Altdamm offensive operation 18 March – 4 April 1945 (near Stettin)
It was the East Pomeranian offensive that prevented Zhukov from reaching Berlin in February (the object of the massive Vistula–Oder offensive), since it became a priority to clear German forces from Pomerania first.