Vienna offensive
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The Vienna offensive was an offensive launched by the Soviet 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts in order to capture Vienna, Austria, during World War II. The offensive lasted from 16 March to 15 April 1945. After several days of street-to-street fighting, the Soviet troops captured the city.
Soviet troops on Studebaker US6 trucks during the Vienna offensive
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Stalin's gratitude to one of the participants of the offensive
Stalin's order congratulating the units that had participated in the Vienna offensive is engraved on the Red Army Monument (Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee) that was erected by the Soviet authorities later in 1945.
3rd Ukrainian Front
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The 3rd Ukrainian Front was a Front of the Soviet Red Army during World War II.
3rd Ukrainian Front on parade at the 1945 Victory Parade on Red Square
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Elements of the 3rd Ukrainian Front enter Bucharest on 31 August 1944