Battle of Perekop (1944)

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The Battle of Perekop (1944) was a key World War II engagement in which Soviet forces broke through German defenses at the Perekop Isthmus, opening the way for the recapture of Crimea.

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Battle of Perekop (1944) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aimOfSide1 Expel Axis forces from Crimea ⓘ
aimOfSide2 Hold land access to Crimea ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Soviet assault on Perekop Isthmus (1944) ⓘ
belligerent Nazi Germany ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
category Battles involving Germany ⓘ
Battles involving the Soviet Union ⓘ
Battles of World War II involving Germany ⓘ
Battles of World War II involving the Soviet Union ⓘ
combatantSide1 Soviet Red Army ⓘ
linked to: Red Army
combatantSide2 German Army Group South forces ⓘ
linked to: Heeresgruppe Süd
commanderGerman German 17th Army command ⓘ
linked to: German 17th Army
commanderSoviet 4th Ukrainian Front command ⓘ
linked to: 4th Ukrainian Front
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryAtTime Soviet Union ⓘ
date 1944 ⓘ
defensiveLine German fortifications on Perekop Isthmus ⓘ
followedBy Siege and capture of Sevastopol (1944) ⓘ
Soviet liberation of Crimea ⓘ
front Eastern Front ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1940s ⓘ
historicalRegion Black Sea region ⓘ
involvesMilitaryUnit 4th Ukrainian Front ⓘ
German 17th Army ⓘ
location Crimea ⓘ
Perekop Isthmus ⓘ
linked to: Isthmus of Perekop

Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Ukraine
objective Break through German defensive positions on the Perekop Isthmus ⓘ
Cut off German forces in Crimea ⓘ
opponent Red Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
partOf Crimean Offensive ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
precededBy German occupation of Crimea ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Perekop (1920) ⓘ
Crimean Offensive (1944) ⓘ
Sevastopol Offensive (1944) ⓘ
result Soviet victory ⓘ
significance Breach of main German land defenses to Crimea ⓘ
Key step in Soviet reconquest of Crimea ⓘ
strategicOutcome Opening of the way for Soviet recapture of Crimea ⓘ
Soviet breakthrough of German defenses at Perekop Isthmus ⓘ
terrain isthmus ⓘ
theater Crimean Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Crimea
typeOfOperation offensive operation ⓘ

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Crimean offensive (1944) → includedBattle → Battle of Perekop (1944) ⓘ