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Ivan Konev
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1944
July
13
The Lwów–Sandomierz offensive begins
On 13 July 1944 Marshal Konev's 1st Ukrainian Front advanced on Rawa Ruska and Lwów, opening the offensive that drove the Germans out of Eastern Galicia.
1945
January
12
Key event
The Vistula–Oder offensive begins
On 12 January 1945 Konev’s 1st Ukrainian Front struck from the Sandomierz bridgehead, opening an offensive that took the Red Army to the Oder in three weeks.
February
13
The siege of Breslau begins
On 13 February 1945 troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front closed the ring around Breslau (Wrocław). The siege of Festung Breslau lasted until 6 May.
April
16
Key event
The Berlin offensive begins
On 16 April 1945 Soviet and Polish troops struck at Berlin from the Oder and the Neisse. At the Seelow Heights Zhukov's attack stalled for three days.
21
The storming of Berlin
On 21 April 1945 Zhukov's troops broke into the outskirts of Berlin as Soviet artillery shelled the city. The battle for the Reich capital had begun.
24
The encirclement of Berlin
On 24 April 1945 Zhukov's and Konev's troops met south-east of Berlin, and on 25 April they closed the ring around the capital of the Reich.