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On January 12th 1945 Soviet forces launched the Vistula–Oder offensive; troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front under Ivan Konev's command rapidly approached Silesia, launching Operation Golden Gates to secure the industrial Dąbrowa Basin and the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. German forces in Upper Silesia retreated along two main axes: to Tichau (German-occupied Tychy) and to Nikolai (German-occupied Mikołów).[1]
Quick Facts Fighting in the region of Tichau, Date ...
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Part of the Vistula–Oder offensive in the Eastern Front of the European theatre of World War II | |||||||
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Soviet Union | Germany | ||||||
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Ivan Konev | Ferdinand Schörner | ||||||
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600 | 2000 |
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Consequently, heavy fighting broke out in the region of Tichau. The heaviest fighting took place between the 26th and 28th of January at Czulow (Polish: Czułów), situated north of Tichau. Fighting in the region concluded with the Soviet capture of Tichau on the 29th of January.