Bukryn bridgehead
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The Bukryn bridgehead was a key Soviet foothold on the right bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine during World War II, used as a base for offensive operations in the Battle of the Dnieper.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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military bridgehead ⓘ |
| associatedWith | liberation of Kyiv ⓘ |
| category |
Battle of the Dnieper bridgeheads
NERFINISHED
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Soviet military operations in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderInvolved | Nikolai Vatutin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | war memorials in Kyiv Oblast ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Dnieper
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World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Red Army
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | German 8th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Soviet assault crossings of the Dnieper ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of costly river-crossing operations on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyiv Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ right bank of the Dnieper River ⓘ |
| memorials | Bukryn bridgehead memorial complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Southwestern sector of Eastern Front ⓘ |
| near |
Pereiaslav area
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ⓘ
village of Bukryn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualty rates
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intense fighting ⓘ |
| operationAttemptedFrom | Soviet offensive toward Kyiv ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Nazi Germany
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of the Dnieper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
failure to achieve major breakthrough
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heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Dnieper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideOfRiver | right bank ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Soviet foothold on the right bank of the Dnieper
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base for offensive operations ⓘ |
| subsequentDevelopment | main Soviet effort shifted to Lyutezh bridgehead ⓘ |
| terrain |
hilly terrain
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limited maneuver space ⓘ ravines and gullies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1943
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autumn 1943 ⓘ |
| usedBy | 1st Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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