Operation Kutuzov

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Soviet military operation military offensive

Operation Kutuzov was a major Soviet offensive in July 1943 aimed at eliminating the German-held Orel salient following the Battle of Kursk during World War II.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military operation → military offensive →
aim	eliminate the German-held Orel salient → reduce the Orel bulge after the Battle of Kursk →
alsoKnownAs	Orel offensive operation →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → Soviet Union →
casualties	heavy on both sides →
codenameLanguage	Russian →
commander	Konstantin Rokossovsky → Markian Popov → Vasily Sokolovsky →
conflict	Eastern Front of World War II →
country	Soviet Union →
effect	improved Soviet strategic position after Kursk → weakened German Army Group Center →
endDate	1943-08-18 →
followedBy	Soviet Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation →
front	Bryansk Front → Central Front → Western Front →
location	Eastern Front → Orel salient → Oryol Oblast → Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic →
militaryTheater	Central sector of the Eastern Front →
namedAfter	Mikhail Kutuzov →
operationType	offensive operation →
opponent	German Army Group Center →
opposingCommander	Günther von Kluge → Walter Model →
partOf	Battle of Kursk campaign → World War II →
precededBy	German offensive Operation Citadel →
relatedTo	Operation Rumyantsev →
result	German withdrawal from Orel salient → Soviet victory → liberation of Orel by Soviet forces →
startDate	1943-07-12 →
strategicContext	Soviet counteroffensives after the Battle of Kursk →
tacticalFeature	combined arms assault → deep operations doctrine application →
target	German Second Panzer Army →
timePeriod	July 1943 → summer 1943 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Citadel →	followedBy
Operation Rumyantsev →	relatedOperation
Battle of Kursk →	SovietOperation