The second stage of the 1st Ukrainian Front's objective was far more complex, as they were required to encircle and secure the entire industrial region of Upper Silesia, where they were faced by Schulz's 17th Army.
Det andet trin af 1. ukrainske fronts fremrykning var langt mere komplekst, da den skulle omringe og sikre hele industriregionen Øvre Schlesien, hvor de stod overfor Schulz's 17. armé.