Battle of Slivice

Battle of Slivice
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II

Memorial near Slivice
Date11–12 May 1945
Location
Slivice near Milín, Bohemia
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
 United States		  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Fedotovich Seryogin
LeRoy Irwin		 Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss †
Strength
Unknown Approx 7,000

The Battle of Slivice (Czech: Bitva u Slivice) was the last large World War II battle in the area of the Czech lands. During 11–12 May 1945, German troops, trying to surrender to nearby American troops rather than the USSR, defended themselves against local partisans and the Red Army. The Germans eventually capitulated during early hours of May 12. About 6,000 men were captured by the Soviet troops.

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