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'Prague strategic offensive') 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 Prague uprising (Czech: Pražské povstání) was a partially successful attempt by the Czech resistance movement to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation in May 1945, during the end of World War II.
Prague was taken on 9 May by Soviet troops during the Prague Offensive which had begun on 6 May and ended by 11 May. When the Soviets arrived, Prague was already in a general state of confusion due to the Prague Uprising. Soviet and other Allied troops were withdrawn from Czechoslovakia in the same year.
Brandenberg–Rathenow offensive 3–8 May 1945. Prague offensive 6–11 May 1945; Dresden–Prague offensive 6–11 May 1945 Sudeten offensive 6–11 May 1945 Olomouc offensive 6–9 May 1945 Iglau–Beneschau offensive 6–11 May 1945. Soviet Invasion of the Danish Island of Bornholm 7 May 1945
Jupiter (1942) — second phase of failed major offensive against Rzhev salient. Polar Star (1943) — offensive to destroy Army Group North. Polkovodets Rumyantsev (1943) — defeat of Army Group South's 4th Panzer Army and Army Detachment Kempf. Prague Offensive (1945) — Soviet offensive in final stages of World War II
Central Europe: On 5 May 1945, the Czech resistance started the Prague uprising. The following day, the Soviets launched the Prague offensive. In Dresden, Gauleiter Martin Mutschmann let it be known that a large-scale German offensive on the Eastern Front was about to be launched. Within two days, Mutschmann abandoned the city but was captured ...
Czech Hell (Estonian: Tšehhi põrgu) was an episode of vigilante justice during the Prague Offensive and the Prague Uprising, World War II in May 1945. It involved the imprisonment and summary executions of 500−1,000 unarmed soldiers and officers of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian).
Czechoslovak troops were also involved in the Prague Offensive, the last major World War II battle in Europe. The Corps initially served within the 1st Ukrainian Front's 38th Army. From September 4, 1944, as the part of 38th Army the Corps participated in the East Carpathian Strategic Offensive Operation (8–28 September 1944