The troops of the 1st BELARUSSIAN Front reached the River ELBE north and southeast of MAGDEBURG, seizing the towns of GEKTIN, ZERBST and the large settlements of SCHONHAUSEN, BERGZOW, PAREY, SCHARTAU, GERWISCH, LEITZKAU, GEHRDEN, WALTERNIENBURG, STEUTZ. Fighting on May 6, the troops of the front took 3,100 Nazi men and officers prisoner and captured 34 enemy aircraft at aerodromes. 

After a long siege, the troops of the 1st UKRAINIAN Front seized the city and fortress of BRESLAVL (BRESLAU) on May 7.

The garrison of Nazi troops defending the city under the command of General of Infantry von Nigof and his staff, stopped resistance, laid down arms and surrendered.

By 7 p m on May 7, our troops had taken over 40,000 Nazi men and officers prisoner in the city of BRESLAVL.

The troops of the 4th UKRAINIAN Front, advancing west and southwest of the town of MORAVSKA OSTRAVA, took by force the towns of FREUDENTHAL, FRIEDLAND-AM-MORAU, MARSICH NEUSTADT, STEPANOW and the large settlements of WILDGRUB, SUMWALD, MEDLOW, HVALKOVICE,  SCHMEJL, SPALOW, ODRY, PALACOW, LESNA.  Fighting on May 6, the troops of the front took over 2,000 Nazi men and officers prisoner.

The situation did not change considerably on the other sections of the front.

On May 5 and 6, ten enemy aircraft were brought down in air battles or by anti-aircraft fire.