Rostov offensive operations

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The Rostov offensive operations were a series of Soviet Red Army offensives during World War II aimed at recapturing the strategic city of Rostov-on-Don from German forces on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
military offensive
aimedAt German forces in Rostov-on-Don
belligerent Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
combatant Heeresgruppe Süd
surface form: German Army Group South

Red Army
surface form: Soviet Red Army
commandedBy Soviet military leadership
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
front Eastern Front
involvedForce Red Army
Wehrmacht
location Rostov Oblast
Rostov-on-Don
southern Russia
surface form: Southern Russia
objective recapture Rostov-on-Don
opponent Germany
opposedBy German military leadership
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
surface form: Eastern Front (World War II)

Rostov offensive operations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Soviet counteroffensives on the Southern Front
relatedTo Battle of Rostov (1941)
Battle of Rostov (1942)
Soviet winter counteroffensives on the Eastern Front
result Soviet recapture of Rostov-on-Don
strategicImportance control of approaches to the Caucasus
control of transport hub on the Don River
theater European theatre of World War II
timePeriod World War II
typeOfAction offensive operation

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Southern Front notableOperation Rostov offensive operations
Rostov defensive operations hasPart Rostov offensive operations
this entity surface form: Rostov offensive operation
Rostov offensive operations partOf Rostov offensive operations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Soviet counteroffensives on the Southern Front