Crimean offensive
1944 offensive into Crimea by the Red Army during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Soviet campaign in World War II. For the earlier Axis offensive, see Crimean campaign. For other uses, see Crimean War (disambiguation).
The Crimean offensive (8 April – 12 May 1944), known in German sources as the Battle of the Crimea, was a series of offensives by the Red Army directed at the German-held Crimea. The Red Army's 4th Ukrainian Front engaged the German 17th Army of Army Group South Ukraine, which consisted of Wehrmacht and Romanian formations.[5] The battles ended with the evacuation of the Crimea by the Germans. German and Romanian forces suffered considerable losses during the evacuation.[6][7]
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Crimean offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Soviet soldiers crossing Sivash Bay into Crimea in late 1943 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Soviet Union |
Germany Romania | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fyodor Tolbukhin Filipp Oktyabrskiy |
Erwin Jaenecke Horia Macellariu | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Black Sea Fleet Partisans | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
462,400 men[1][2] 560 tanks and assault guns 6,000 guns 1,200 aircraft | 1,815 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
84,839 17,754 killed or missing 67,065 wounded or sick 171 tanks 521 guns 179 aircraft[1][2] Losses at sea: 1 submarine 1 motor torpedo boat 12+ aircraft |
96,700[4] 31,700 killed or missing 33,400 wounded 25,800 killed or missing 5,800 wounded[citation needed] Losses at sea: 4 submarine hunters 5 cargo ships 1 tanker 3 tugs 3 lighters 3 motorboats 3 cargo ships |
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