Battle of the Don Bend
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The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
Aliases (2)
- Battle of the Don ×1
- Battle of the Don River ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| associatedOperation |
Operation Uranus
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| associatedWith |
Romanian Army collapse on the Eastern Front
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| belligerent |
Axis powers
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Nazi Germany → Red Army → Romania → Soviet Union → |
| causeOf |
large Axis prisoner captures by Soviets
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loss of Axis artillery and armor on the Don front → |
| characterizedBy |
Axis command and control breakdown
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Soviet surprise attacks → armored breakthroughs → heavy artillery barrages → |
| combatType |
combined arms warfare
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river line defensive battle → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| date |
late 1942
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| followedBy |
encirclement of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad
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| frontSector |
Axis-held Don River line
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| historicalPeriod |
Great Patriotic War
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| involvedMilitaryUnit |
German 6th Army (indirectly)
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Romanian 3rd Army → Romanian 4th Army → |
| involves |
Romanian cavalry units
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Romanian infantry divisions → Soviet rifle divisions → Soviet tank corps → |
| location |
Don River bend
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southern sector of the Eastern Front → |
| militaryObjective |
Soviet breakthrough of Axis Don River defenses
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disruption of German 6th Army supply and support lines → |
| notableFor |
exposure of Axis reliance on weaker allied armies on the flanks
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high Romanian casualties → |
| opponent |
Soviet Southwestern Front
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Soviet Stalingrad Front → |
| outcome |
collapse of Romanian defensive positions on the Don
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devastating Axis losses → |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
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Stalingrad campaign → |
| precededBy |
German summer offensive of 1942
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| result |
Soviet victory
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| strategicConsequence |
contributed to Operation Uranus success
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facilitated Soviet encirclement of Axis forces at Stalingrad → weakened German 6th Army flanks → |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
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| timeframeRelation |
concurrent with early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Romanian 4th Army
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engagement |
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Hungary in World War II
("Battle of the Don River")
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militaryCampaign |
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ARMIR
("Battle of the Don")
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notableEvent |