The last battle of WWII - Milin-Slivice, Czech Republic
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The Battle of Slivice (named after village Slivice) was the last large World War II battle in the area of Czech lands.
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/01/2011
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During May 11/12 1945 German troops (frantically trying to surrender to the nearby Americans) defended themselves against the partisans and the Soviet Army. The Germans eventually capitulated during early hours of May 12. About 6000 men were captured by the Soviet troops.
On May 7, 1945 all German forces were ordered to surrender staying in their positions. Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner, the commander of the Army Group Centre deployed in Bohemia, however, ordered his units to force their way westwards and to surrender to U.S. forces.
On May 9 1945 a large formation of German troops reached the area between villages Milín, Slivice (now administrative part of Milín).
On May 11 partisan groups led by Soviet officer Yevgeniy Antonovich Olesenski attempted to storm the Germans and were decimated.
Later, troops from 1st, 2nd and 4th Ukrainian Front attacked German positions.
During the night the defense collapsed and around 3AM General von Pückler-Burghauss signed the capitulation. The American negotiators refused to take the General and his family; fearing revenge from the Russians he shot himself. About 6000 soldiers and a large number of vehicles were captured.
In 1970 a memorial to the battle was unveiled in Slivice. Since 2001 Czech military history clubs, the Museum in Príbram and the Army of the Czech Republic organize reenactments of the battle here.
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