Battle of the Dukla Pass
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Battle of the Dukla Pass, also known as the Dukla / Carpatho-Dukla / Rzeszów-Dukla / Dukla-Prešov Offensive was the scene of bitterly contested battle for the Dukla Pass (borderland between Poland and Slovakia) on the Eastern Front of World War II between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in September–October 1944. German resistance was much harder than expected. The battle which began on 8 September would not see the Soviet forces on the other side of the pass until 6 October, and German forces would stop their heavy resistance in the region only around 10 October. Five days to Prešov turned into fifty days to Svidník alone with over 70,000 casualties on both sides. Prešov that was to be reached in six days remained beyond the Czechoslovaks' grasp for four months. The battle would be counted among one of the most bloody in the entire Eastern Front and in the history of Slovakia; one of the valleys in the pass near villages of Kapišová, Chyrowa, Iwla and Głojsce would become known as the Valley of Death.
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| Post-Dukla 1944 Soviet Offensive Operations in Eas... Post-Dukla 1944 Soviet Offensive Operations in Eastern Slovakia iabsi.com/gen/public/military_post_dukla_soviet_offensive.htm - Web |
| Diorama painting and Google Earth view of the pass Diorama painting and Google Earth view of the pass www.panoramio.com/photo/575021 - Web |
| Commemorative medal of the Battle of Dukla Pass Commemorative medal of the Battle of Dukla Pass www.czechpatriots.com/csmu/medal6.php - Web |
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| Monuments to the battle Monuments to the battle web.archive.org/.../duduken.htm - Web |
