Operation Rumyantsev

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Operation Rumyantsev was a major Soviet offensive in August 1943 aimed at recapturing Belgorod and Kharkov from German forces following the Battle of Kursk.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet offensive
military operation
after Battle of Kursk
aimedAt recapture of Belgorod
recapture of Kharkov
alsoKnownAs Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation
belligerent Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
casualtiesSide heavy German casualties
heavy Soviet casualties
category 1943 in the Soviet Union
Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War
commander Ivan Konev
Nikolai Vatutin NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
dateEnd 1943-08-23
dateStart 1943-08-03
followedBy Soviet advance into Left-Bank Ukraine
front Steppe Front
Voronezh Front
historicalPeriod Great Patriotic War
involves air support
armored warfare
infantry operations
location Belgorod region
Kharkov region
Ukrainian SSR
namedAfter Pyotr Rumyantsev
objective destroy German forces around Belgorod
destroy German forces around Kharkov
liberate Belgorod
liberate Kharkov
opponent Wehrmacht
opposingCommander Erich von Manstein
Hermann Hoth
outcome German withdrawal from Kharkov
liberation of Belgorod by Soviet forces
liberation of Kharkov by Soviet forces
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
precededBy Battle of Kursk
relatedOperation Operation Citadel
Operation Kutuzov
result Soviet victory
strategicSignificance shifted initiative to the Red Army on the Eastern Front
theater Southwestern sector of the Eastern Front
typeOfOffensive summer offensive
year 1943

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Operation Kutuzov
relatedTo
Battle of Kursk
SovietOperation

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