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The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive (Russian: Острогожско-Россошанская операция) was an offensive of the Voronezh Front on the Eastern Front of World War II against the Hungarian 2nd Army and parts of the Italian 8th Army as part of the Voronezh–Kharkov offensive.
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Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hungary Italy | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gusztáv Jány Italo Gariboldi |
Filipp Golikov Pavel Rybalko | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
2nd Army 8th Army |
6th Army 3rd Tank Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
260,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
52,000 dead, 71,000 captured[2] | 4,500 dead[3] |
The offensive came after Operation Little Saturn, made in support of the Stalingrad encirclement. The offensive was supported from the south by the right flank of the Soviet 6th Army and the 3rd Tank Army of Pavel Rybalko.
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