Battle of Kiev (1941)
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The Battle of Kiev (1941) was a major World War II Eastern Front encirclement in which German forces destroyed a large portion of the Soviet Southwestern Front, resulting in one of the Red Army’s most catastrophic defeats.
Aliases (3)
- Kiev encirclement (1941) ×2
- Kiev defensive operation (1941) ×1
- Kiev encirclement ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle → encirclement battle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kiev encirclement
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| belligerent |
Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers captured
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large Soviet equipment losses → significantly lower German casualties than Soviet casualties → |
| cityOutcome |
German occupation of Kiev
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| endDate |
1941-09-26
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| followedBy |
Battle of Moscow
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| GermanArmyGroup |
Army Group Center
→
Army Group South → |
| GermanCommander |
Ewald von Kleist
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Fedor von Bock → Gerd von Rundstedt → Heinz Guderian → |
| GermanObjective |
encircle Soviet forces east of Kiev
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secure the Dnieper River line → |
| location |
Kiev
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Soviet Union → Ukrainian SSR → |
| notableFeature |
largest encirclement in military history at the time
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one of the Red Army’s most catastrophic defeats → |
| operation |
Operation Barbarossa
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| partOf |
Eastern Front (World War II)
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| precededBy |
Battle of Uman
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| result |
German victory
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encirclement of Soviet Southwestern Front → major Soviet defeat → |
| SovietCommander |
Joseph Stalin
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Mikhail Kirponos → Nikita Khrushchev → Semyon Budyonny → Semyon Timoshenko → |
| SovietCommanderRole |
Stalin overruled withdrawal proposals
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| SovietFront |
Southern Front
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Southwestern Front → |
| SovietObjective |
defend Kiev
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hold Southwestern Front positions → |
| startDate |
1941-08-23
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| strategicImpact |
delayed German advance toward Moscow
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destroyed much of the Soviet Southwestern Front → |
| theater |
Eastern Front
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| year |
1941
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
2nd Panzer Army
→
38th Army (Red Army) → Heeresgruppe Süd → |
participatedIn |
|
Army Group South
→
German 4th Panzer Army → |
operation |
|
Ewald von Kleist
→
Walther von Reichenau → |
participantIn |
|
Battle of Kiev (1941)
("Kiev encirclement")
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Axis forces on the Eastern Front
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engagedIn |
|
Battle of Uman
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|
followedBy |
|
Unternehmen Barbarossa
→
|
notableBattle |
|
Soviet Southwestern Front
→
|
notableEngagement |
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Donbass defensive operations (1941)
("Kiev defensive operation (1941)")
→
|
precededBy |
|
Vyazma pocket
("Kiev encirclement (1941)")
→
|
relatedEvent |
|
Bryansk pocket
("Kiev encirclement (1941)")
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Southwestern Front
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|
tookPartIn |