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BATTLE // January 1, 1945

Battle of Bautzen

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Overview

The Battle of Bautzen was one of the last battles of the Eastern Front during World War II in Europe. It was fought on the extreme southern flank of the Spremberg-Torgau Offensive, seeing days of pitched street fighting between forces of the Polish Second Army under elements of the Soviet 52nd Army and 5th Guards Army[a] on one side and elements of German Army Group Center in the form of the remnants of the 4th Panzer and 17th armies on the other.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Germany50,000
    medium
  • Soviet Union80,000
    medium

Soviet Union fielded a 1.6 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Germany5,000
    medium10% loss rate
  • Soviet Union4,902
    medium6% loss rate
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Commanders (9)

Germany

Soviet Union

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