Battle of Perekop (1944)
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The Battle of Perekop (1944) was a key World War II engagement in which Soviet forces broke through German defenses at the Perekop Isthmus, opening the way for the recapture of Crimea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Perekop (1944) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aimOfSide1 | Expel Axis forces from Crimea ⓘ |
| aimOfSide2 | Hold land access to Crimea ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Soviet assault on Perekop Isthmus (1944) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Germany
ⓘ
Battles involving the Soviet Union ⓘ Battles of World War II involving Germany ⓘ Battles of World War II involving the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| combatantSide1 |
Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| combatantSide2 |
Heeresgruppe Süd
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South forces
|
| commanderGerman |
German 17th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German 17th Army command
|
| commanderSoviet |
4th Ukrainian Front
ⓘ
surface form:
4th Ukrainian Front command
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 1944 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | German fortifications on Perekop Isthmus ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Sevastopol (1944)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege and capture of Sevastopol (1944)
Soviet liberation of Crimea ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Black Sea region ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
4th Ukrainian Front
ⓘ
German 17th Army ⓘ |
| location |
Crimea
ⓘ
Isthmus of Perekop ⓘ
surface form:
Perekop Isthmus
Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian SSR
|
| objective |
Break through German defensive positions on the Perekop Isthmus
ⓘ
Cut off German forces in Crimea ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crimean offensive (1944)
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Offensive
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | German occupation of Crimea ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Perekop (1920)
ⓘ
Crimean offensive (1944) ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Offensive (1944)
Battle of Sevastopol (1944) ⓘ
surface form:
Sevastopol Offensive (1944)
|
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Breach of main German land defenses to Crimea
ⓘ
Key step in Soviet reconquest of Crimea ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
Opening of the way for Soviet recapture of Crimea
ⓘ
Soviet breakthrough of German defenses at Perekop Isthmus ⓘ |
| terrain | isthmus ⓘ |
| theater |
Crimea
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean Peninsula
|
| typeOfOperation | offensive operation ⓘ |
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