Unternehmen Frühlingserwachen (Fall Grün)

The Plan
On the German side, they had reorganised and regrouped their troops to prepare The German plan to "eliminate Czechoslovakia" was aimed against Prague and Olomouc. Gen.d.Art. Walther v. Reichenau's Tenth Army was responsible for the primary thrust of the German attack. The army was to advance from an area running west and northeast of Plzeň on a wide front. The Tenth Army was to southeast and capture Plzeň through a pincer movement as the Czech defenders inside the city would be under constant pressure from artillery and the Luftwaffe. This advance would be supported by elements of the Twelfth Army. After securing Plzeň, the XIV. Armeekorps and two divisions of the XIV. Armeekorps (the 2nd and 13 Motorised Infantry Divisions), all under the command of Gen.Lt. Heinz Guderian, would turn northeast creating a northern spearhead. The northern spearhead would advance through the I. armáda ”Havlíček” and move to capture the Czechoslovak capital Prague. This advance would be supported by units of the Eighth Army.

Another offensive would be directed against Olomouc, where the II. armáda ”Jirásek” still had its headquarters. This advance would be carried out by the motorised elements of the Second and Fourteenth Armies. The southern spearhead would move along the Morava river and make the southern part of the pincer. The northern spearhead would advance southwards and make the northern part of the pincer. After this had been completed, the Germans would advance on Olomouc with sufficient air force and artillery support.