The Olomouc Offensive of 1945 is one of the most bitter and little-known chapters of the Great Patriotic War. In this documentary video, we examine the final battles in Moravia, when Army Group Center, under the command of Field Marshal Schörner, continued to fight even after Germany's surrender. You will learn how the forces of Eremenko and Malinovsky cut off the German salient, liberated Olomouc and Ostrava, closed the pincers around a half-million-strong force, and why soldiers died after Victory Day, on May 9, 10, and 11. This is a story about the price of the final days of the war, about people who died just hours before peace.
⚠️ This video may contain artistic elements and the author's interpretation of events.
The Olomouc Offensive of 1945 is one of the most bitter and little-known chapters of the Great Patriotic War. In this documentary video, we examine the final battles in Moravia, when Army Group Center, under the command of Field Marshal Schörner, continued to fight even after Germany's surrender. You will learn how the forces of Eremenko and Malinovsky cut off the German salient, liberated Olomouc and Ostrava, closed the pincers around a half-million-strong force, and why soldiers died after Victory Day, on May 9, 10, and 11. This is a story about the price of the final days of the war, about people who died just hours before peace.
⚠️ This video may contain artistic elements and the author's interpretation of events.