Operation Suvorov
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Operation Suvorov was a major 1943 Soviet offensive during World War II aimed at recapturing the city of Smolensk from German forces and weakening the German Army Group Center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Suvorov canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
recapture of Smolensk
ⓘ
weakening German Army Group Centre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Smolensk Operation
NERFINISHED
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Smolensk offensive operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrei Yeremenko
NERFINISHED
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Günther von Kluge NERFINISHED ⓘ Maksim Purkayev NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily Sokolovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-10-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Belorussian offensive operations of 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Central sector of Eastern Front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
2nd Panzer Army (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
4th Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Army (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bryansk Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalinin Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front (Red Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bryansk Oblast
NERFINISHED
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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Smolensk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Suvorov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
breakthrough of German defensive lines near Smolensk
ⓘ
push German forces westward from central Russia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army Group Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet summer–autumn campaign of 1943 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Kursk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German retreat from Smolensk region
ⓘ
Soviet victory ⓘ liberation of Smolensk ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-08-07 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
facilitated later Soviet offensives into Belarus
ⓘ
reduction of German salient around Smolensk ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1943 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | combined arms offensive ⓘ |
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