Josef Harpe
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Josef Harpe was a German general during World War II who commanded the 9th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1981 104 30, Josef Harpe
Vistula–Oder offensive
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The Vistula–Oder offensive was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European theatre of World War II in January 1945. The army made a major advance into German-held territory, capturing Kr
Josef Harpe
…Army. From September 1944 to January 1945 Army Group A, when he was relieved of his command due to the inability of German forces to stop the Soviet Vistula–Oder Offensive. He ended the war commanding the 5th Panzer Army on Western Front. Harpe was also responsible for establishing the Ozarichi death camps, which is…
Soviet troops enter Łódź on January 17, 1945, led by an ISU-122 self-propelled gun
Disposition of forces and advance of the Soviet Army
Delegation of German officers arriving to negotiate for the capitulation of Festung Breslau
Vistula–Oder offensive