Battle for the Bukrin bridgehead
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The Battle for the Bukrin bridgehead was a major and costly Soviet attempt in 1943 to establish and expand a crossing over the Dnieper River near Bukrin as part of the broader effort to liberate Kiev from German forces in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle for the Bukrin bridgehead canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | liberation of Kiev from German forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Wehrmacht
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| casualties | high Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
costly frontal assaults
ⓘ
strong German defensive positions ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| defensiveSuccess | German defense of the right bank of the Dnieper ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soviet offensive from the Lyutezh bridgehead leading to the capture of Kiev ⓘ |
| front | Ukrainian Front ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | German occupation of Ukraine ⓘ |
| goal |
to establish a crossing over the Dnieper River
ⓘ
to expand the Bukrin bridgehead ⓘ to support the liberation of Kiev ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1943 on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| location |
Lyutezh bridgehead crossing
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukrin bridgehead
Dnieper ⓘ
surface form:
Dnieper River
near Bukryn, Kyiv region ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
difficult terrain for offensive operations
ⓘ
strongly fortified German positions on high ground ⓘ |
| operationNature | costly and largely unsuccessful Soviet attempt to expand the bridgehead ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Heeresgruppe Süd
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South
|
| partOf |
Battle of the Dnieper
ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ Soviet offensive operations to liberate Kiev ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kiev offensive (1943)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kiev (1943)
Lyutezh bridgehead crossing ⓘ
surface form:
Lyutezh bridgehead
|
| result |
Soviet failure to achieve a decisive breakthrough at Bukrin
ⓘ
heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| resultedIn | shift of main Soviet effort to the Lyutezh bridgehead ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Dnieper River crossing operations ⓘ |
| scale | major operation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | breakthrough of German defensive lines on the right bank of the Dnieper ⓘ |
| temporalContext | after the Battle of Kursk ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
offensive operation
ⓘ
river crossing operation ⓘ |
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