Kirovograd Offensive
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The Kirovograd Offensive was a major Soviet Red Army operation in January 1944 that helped liberate central Ukraine from German occupation during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirovograd Offensive canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II Eastern Front operation
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military offensive ⓘ |
| aimedAt | breaking German defensive lines west of the Dnieper ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| cityLiberated | Kirovograd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Ivan Konev
NERFINISHED
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Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Germany ⓘ |
| date | January 1944 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-01-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontlineShift | pushed German forces westward in Ukraine ⓘ |
| GermanUnitInvolved |
11th Panzer Division
NERFINISHED
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376th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Panzer Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kirovohrad Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Ukraine ⓘ |
| modernCityName | Kropyvnytskyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
encirclement and destruction of German forces in the Kirovograd area
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liberation of Kirovograd ⓘ |
| opponentFormation |
1st Panzer Army
NERFINISHED
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8th Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Group South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Dnieper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to collapse of German positions in Right-Bank Ukraine ⓘ |
| SovietArmyInvolved |
53rd Army
NERFINISHED
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5th Guards Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Guards Tank Army NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Guards Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SovietFrontInvolved |
2nd Ukrainian Front
NERFINISHED
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4th Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-01-05 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
liberation of central Ukraine from German occupation
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weakening of German Army Group South ⓘ |
| tactic |
armored breakthrough
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pincer movement ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
2nd Ukrainian Front