Name: Vistula–Oder Offensive
Start: 1945
End: 1945

01 / Overview

Vistula–Oder Offensive

Date

1945–1945

Type

special operation

Duration

21 days

Participants

Outcome

decisive victory b

Parent War

02 / Sides

Belligerents 4 participants

Soviet Union Poland

03 / Outcomes

Outcome & Human Cost

🏆Decisive Victory — Side B

Side / Country	Military	Civilian	Displaced
Germany	295,000	—	—
Russia	43,476	—	—

FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals

Year	Weapon / Product	Seller	Buyer	Type	Value
1947	YMS-1-class minesweeper	United Kingdom	Poland	second-hand	—
1949	Yakovlev Yak-23	Russia	Czech Republic	new-build	—
1949	Tupolev Tu-2	Russia	Poland	new-build	—
1949	Ciclone-class torpedo boat	Italy	Russia	reparation	—
1950	La-9	Russia	Romania	new-build	—
1950	Yakovlev Yak-23	Russia	Poland	new-build	—
1950	Ilyushin Il-10	Russia	People's Republic of China	new-build	—
1950	Jagdpanzer IV	Germany	Syria	second-hand	—
1951	Yakovlev Yak-23	Russia	Romania	new-build	—
1951	Yakovlev Yak-23	Russia	Albania	new-build	—
1951	P 4-class torpedo boat	Russia	People's Republic of China	new-build	—
1953	Project 183 Bolshevik	Russia	People's Republic of China	new-build	—
1953	Project 254 minesweeper	Russia	Bulgaria	new-build	—
1953	Project 254K-class minesweeper	Russia	Bulgaria	new-build	—
1953	KP m/44 submachine gun	Spain	Germany	license-production	—
1954	Pulau Rau-class minesweeper	Germany	Indonesia	new-build	—
1954	R boat	Germany	Indonesia	new-build	—
1954	DUX submachine gun	Spain	Germany	new-build	—
1955	SKS	Russia	People's Republic of China	export	—
1956	Sea Hawk	United Kingdom	Germany	new-build	—

📚 Sources

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