Battle of Karlovy Vary (Fall Grün)

On October 6, the German forces of the XIV. Armeekorps under command of Gen.d.Inf. Gustav v. Wietersheim had surrounded the spa town of Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad). On 7 October, around 07:00, the received reports of elements of the 2. Infanterie-Division (mot.) and 13. Infanterie-Division (mot.) approaching from Březová from the south, Čankov from the north and Dalovice and Všeborovice. Those forces consisted of armored scouts and have engaged Czech infantry units on their approaches.

At 10:05 German artillery opened fire on the Czech defences around and within the town itself, acompanied with a small air strike. The first German attack on Karlovy Vary at noon was repulsed by the Czech defenders. Subsequently Germans continued to push into the city, and increasingly surrounding the city. By the end of the day the Germans had made several headways into the city.

By October 8, the advanced German armoured units have been reinforced with infantry and several mortars. The Czech defenders delayed the German advance, particularly by holding the bridges, but later that day the coordination of the defence reached its breaking point. A at 13:00 the defence collapsed and the remaining Czech defenders capitulated to the Germans.