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Siege of Odessa (1941)
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The Siege of Odessa was a siege battle during World War II. It was part of the Eastern Front area of operations in 1941. It was done by Romanian forces and the German Army's (Wehrmacht Heer) 11th Army (11. Armee). They attacked the city of Odessa in the Soviet Union.
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Siege of Odessa | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
initially 160,000 men[1] |
initially 34,500 men[2] 240 artillery pieces | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
92,545 overall 17,729 dead 63,345 wounded 11,471 missing 19 tanks 90 artillery pieces 20 aircraft[3] |
Low estimate: 41,268 overall[2] 16,578 dead/missing 24,690 wounded 151 aircraft High estimate: 60,000 overall[4] |
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Due to the strong fighting of the 9th Independent Army (initially) and the Separate Coastal Army,[5] and the Black Sea Fleet forces in Odessa, it took the Romanian army 73 days of siege and four attacks to capture the city. They had 93,000 casualties. The Red Army had 41,000 casualties. Some historians say the Red Army had 60,000 casualties.[4]