Editing Operation Spring Awakening (section)

== Trophy tanks ==
[[File:Panther number 77.jpg|thumb|Panther in Hungary – Spring 1945 – trophy number 77]]
After new territory had been captured, Soviet collection teams scoured the countryside and towns to document and photograph knocked out Axis vehicles and tanks. This was an effort to document not only the sudden buildup of Axis forces and to gain intelligence, but also an opportunity to assess the quality of their opponent's technology. Four main commissions were formed by the HQ of the artillery of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, the 17th Air Army, the 9th Guards Army, and the 18th Tank corps.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lee Archer|first=Kamen Nevenkin|title=Panzerwrecks 20: Ostfront 3|publisher=Panzerwrecks publishing|year=2016|isbn=978-1-908032-14-0|location=Sussex|pages=4–5}}</ref> Hundreds of tanks and armored fighting vehicles were documented.