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The text is a transcript of a video about the Battle of Lake Balaton, the last major German offensive in World War II. It describes how the Germans tried to recapture the oil fields near Lake Balaton in Hungary in March 1945, using their elite 6th Panzer Army and night-vision devices. However, they faced strong resistance from the Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front, which used artillery and anti-tank tactics to stop and counter-attack the German advance. The text also tells the stories of some Soviet and German soldiers who participated in the battle, such as Captain Pyotr Mikhin, Captain Vasiliy Bryukhov, and Oberscharfuhrer Ernst Barkmann. The text concludes by stating that the battle was decisive for the outcome of the war, as it deprived Germany of its last oil supply and destroyed its best tank units.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. On February 24, 1945, the recon team of Leoinid Kusenkov reported the movement of German armored forces near Szekesfehervar, Hungary.
2. The Soviet General Headquarters ordered Kusenkov to capture a German source and specify the number of armored vehicles between Szekesfehervar and Lake Balaton.
3. The Germans planned a counter-offensive operation called "Operation Spring Awakening" to recapture the oil fields near Lake Balaton and push back the Soviet forces from Vienna.
4. The operation started on March 6, 1945 with three simultaneous attacks, the main one being conducted by the 6th Panzer Army under Sepp Dietrich.
5. The Soviet forces, under Fyodor Tolbukhin, prepared multi-layered defenses and used the tactic of "fire sacks" to slow down and deplete the German tank spearheads.
6. The Germans used night-vision devices and infra-red searchlights to gain an advantage in night battles, but the Soviets countered them with anti-aircraft searchlights.
7. The Germans failed to break through to the Danube and lost their last oil supply and most of their elite tank units.
8. The Soviets launched a counter-offensive operation that drove the Germans out of Hungary and led to the fall of Vienna.