page_title: Bratislava–Brno Offensive
section_title: Liberation of Brno
hierarchical_section_title: Bratislava–Brno Offensive / The offensive / Liberation of Brno
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Hřbitov Rudé armády (Ořechov), Syrovická, JV okraj obce, Ořechov This is a photo of a cultural monument of the Czech Republic,number: 22774/7-861.Památkový&#160;katalogMIS hledat obrázky hledat seznamyWikidata
context_page_description: The Bratislava–Brno Offensive was an offensive conducted by the Red Army in western Slovakia and south Moravia towards the end of World War II. The offensive was held between 25 March and 5 May 1945 using the forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front to capture the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, and the capital of Moravia, Brno.
context_section_description: The new Soviet assault was supported by 6th Guards Tank Army which had just arrived to the rear of 53rd Army after the fall of Vienna. While the 1st Guards Mechanized Cavalry Group renewed its attack on Brno, the 53rd Army launched the attack east of Brno, advancing towards Šlapanice and Slavkov. The army's advance broke through the German lines and the 6th Guards Tank Army advanced through the gap in the evening of 23 April. By the evening of 25 April the army's tanks reached the outskirts of Brno from the east, while the Mechanized Cavalry Group reached Brno from the south. The next morning the city centre was liberated and by noon also the  Špilberk Castle, which until then served as the Brno Gestapo prison.
  Brno was liberated on 26 April 1945, but some of its northern districts were in German hands until 5 May. In the days following the liberation, armies of 2nd Ukrainian Front secured the western front line and expanded northwards to meet the forces of 4th Ukrainian Front and thus to outflank the German 1st Panzer Army. However, after the outbreak of Prague uprising Stavka changed the orders and the 2nd Ukrainian Front joined the Prague Offensive. Meanwhile, both Romanian armies advanced along the Morava river and before the end of the war liberated the towns of Otrokovice, Kroměříž and Prostějov.
caption: The Red Army cemetery in Ořechov, where 1,452 Soviet soldiers are interred.
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