Operation Little Saturn
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Operation Little Saturn was a major Soviet offensive in December 1942 aimed at exploiting the encirclement of German forces near Stalingrad by striking deeper into Axis rear areas and collapsing their southern front.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military operation
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military offensive → |
| aim |
to collapse the southern wing of the German front
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to exploit the encirclement of German forces at Stalingrad → to strike into Axis rear areas → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Malyi Saturn
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| belligerent |
Soviet Union
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| commandedBy |
Filipp Golikov
→
Nikolai Vatutin → Rodion Malinovsky → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| consequence |
German retreat from the Caucasus threatened
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collapse of the Italian 8th Army → facilitated isolation of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad → severe losses for Axis satellite armies → weakening of German Army Group A position in the Caucasus → |
| country |
Soviet Union
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| endDate |
1943-02-06
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| involvedUnit |
Soviet Southwestern Front
→
Soviet Stalingrad Front → Soviet Voronezh Front → |
| location |
Don River region
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Eastern Front → Rostov-on-Don direction → Voronezh Front area → southwestern sector of the Soviet–German front → |
| modificationReason |
German relief attempt toward Stalingrad (Operation Winter Storm)
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| opposedBy |
Hungary
→
Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → Romania → |
| originallyPlannedAs |
Operation Saturn
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| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
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| plannedBy |
Soviet Stavka
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| precededBy |
Operation Uranus
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| relatedTo |
Battle of Stalingrad
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| result |
Soviet victory
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| startDate |
1942-12-16
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| strategy |
deep penetration of Axis rear and logistical lines
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| targetedUnit |
German Army Group Don
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Hungarian 2nd Army → Italian 8th Army → Romanian forces on the Don → |
| theater |
Southern sector of the Eastern Front
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| year |
1942
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1943 → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Armata Italiana in Russia
→
Italian 8th Army → |
engagedIn |
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Case Blue
("Soviet Operation Little Saturn")
→
Operation Uranus → |
followedBy |
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Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943
→
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 ("Operation Saturn (revised as Little Saturn)") → |
hasPart |
|
Romanian 4th Army
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engagement |
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Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive
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followed |
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ARMIR
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notableEvent |
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Battle of Stalingrad
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operation |
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Operation Little Saturn
("Operation Saturn")
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originallyPlannedAs |
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Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
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precededBy |
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middle Don River
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relatedMilitaryCampaign |