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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kiev (1941) canonical | 20 |
| Kiev encirclement (1941) | 2 |
| Kiev defensive operation (1941) | 1 |
| Kiev encirclement | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ encirclement battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev encirclement
|
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers captured
ⓘ
large Soviet equipment losses ⓘ significantly lower German casualties than Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| cityOutcome |
German occupation of Ukraine
ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Kiev
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-09-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Moscow ⓘ |
| GermanArmyGroup |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Army Group Center
Army Group South ⓘ |
| GermanCommander |
Ewald von Kleist
ⓘ
Fedor von Bock ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ |
| GermanObjective |
encircle Soviet forces east of Kiev
ⓘ
secure the Dnieper River line ⓘ |
| location |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian SSR
|
| notableFeature |
largest encirclement in military history at the time
ⓘ
one of the Red Army’s most catastrophic defeats ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
|
| precededBy | Battle of Uman ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
encirclement of Soviet Southwestern Front ⓘ major Soviet defeat ⓘ |
| SovietCommander |
Joseph Stalin
ⓘ
Mikhail Kirponos ⓘ Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ Semyon Budyonny ⓘ Semyon Timoshenko ⓘ |
| SovietCommanderRole | Stalin overruled withdrawal proposals ⓘ |
| SovietFront |
Southern Front
ⓘ
Southwestern Front ⓘ |
| SovietObjective |
defend Kiev
ⓘ
hold Southwestern Front positions ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-08-23 ⓘ |
| strategicImpact |
delayed German advance toward Moscow
ⓘ
destroyed much of the Soviet Southwestern Front ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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Kiev encirclement
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Kiev defensive operation (1941)
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Kiev encirclement (1941)
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Kiev encirclement (1941)