Operation Koltso

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Soviet military offensive military operation

Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military offensive → military operation →
alsoKnownAs	Operation Ring →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → Soviet Union →
casualties	heavy German casualties → significant Soviet casualties →
commander	Andrey Yeremenko → Konstantin Rokossovsky → Nikolai Vatutin →
commandStructure	coordinated by Soviet High Command (Stavka) →
conflict	World War II →
country	Soviet Union →
endTime	1943-02-02 →
followedBy	Soviet advances in southern Russia in 1943 →
historicalSignificance	boosted Soviet morale → major defeat for the Wehrmacht → turning point on the Eastern Front →
involves	armored units → artillery bombardment → infantry assaults → urban warfare →
location	Eastern Front → Russian SFSR → Stalingrad →
militaryUnit	Don Front → Southwestern Front → Stalingrad Front →
objective	encirclement and destruction of German 6th Army →
opponent	German 6th Army →
opposingCommander	Friedrich Paulus → Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach →
partOf	Battle of Stalingrad → Soviet winter counteroffensive of 1942–1943 →
precededBy	Operation Uranus →
result	decisive Soviet victory → destruction of German 6th Army → end of the Battle of Stalingrad →
startTime	1943-01-10 →
strategy	systematic reduction of German pocket at Stalingrad →
surrender	German 6th Army surrendered at Stalingrad →
surrenderDate	1943-02-02 →
tactic	concentric attacks on German positions →
theaterOfWar	Eastern Front of World War II →
timePeriod	February 1943 → January 1943 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Ring →	alsoKnownAs
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 →	hasPart
Battle of Stalingrad →	operation