Lyutezh bridgehead crossing

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The Lyutezh bridgehead crossing was a key Soviet river assault and foothold on the Dnieper that enabled the liberation of Kyiv during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridgehead
military operation
river crossing
belligerent Red Army
Wehrmacht
conflict World War II
countryAtTime Soviet Union
date 1943
followedBy Soviet offensive to liberate Kyiv
front Eastern Front
geographicalRegion Soviet Ukraine
surface form: Ukrainian SSR
locatedNear Kyiv
Lyutezh
locatedOnRiver Dnieper
surface form: Dnieper River
militaryTactic amphibious assault
forced river crossing
objective create staging area for assault on Kyiv
secure crossing over the Dnieper north of Kyiv
opponentCountry Nazi Germany
partOf Battle of the Dnieper
Kiev offensive (1943)
surface form: Kyiv offensive (1943)
relatedEvent Bukryn bridgehead
relatedTo liberation of Kyiv in November 1943
result Soviet victory
side German-held western bank of the Dnieper as objective
Soviet side of the Dnieper initially
significance key Soviet river assault in the Battle of the Dnieper
one of the main Soviet bridgeheads used to attack Kyiv
strategicRole enabled liberation of Kyiv
established Soviet bridgehead on western bank of the Dnieper
theater Eastern Front of World War II

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Battle of the Dnieper notableOperation Lyutezh bridgehead crossing
Battle for the Bukrin bridgehead location Lyutezh bridgehead crossing
this entity surface form: Bukrin bridgehead
Battle for the Bukrin bridgehead relatedTo Lyutezh bridgehead crossing
this entity surface form: Lyutezh bridgehead