The Upper Silesian Offensive was a Soviet strategically significant offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II in 1945. It was aimed at capturing the considerable industrial and raw materials resources located in Upper Silesia and involved forces of the 1st Ukrainian Front under Marshal Ivan Konev. Due to the importance of the region to the Germans, considerable forces were provided to Army Group Centre for its defence and the Germans were only slowly pushed back to the Czech border. Fighting for the region lasted from mid January right up to the last day of the war in Europe on May 8, 1945.
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