Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive

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The Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in August 1944 that destroyed German and Romanian forces in eastern Romania, leading to Romania’s defection from the Axis and opening the way for the Red Army’s advance into the Balkans.

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instanceOf World War II battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Jassy–Kishinev Operation
axisUnit German 6th Army
German 8th Army
Romanian 3rd Army
Romanian 4th Army
belligerent Kingdom of Romania
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
commander Fyodor Tolbukhin
Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED
commanderOpposing Johannes Friessner
Petre Dumitrescu
conflict World War II
consequence Romania’s alignment with the Allies
Romania’s defection from the Axis
Soviet occupation of most of Romania
opening of the way for the Red Army’s advance into the Balkans
countryInvolved Germany
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Romania
dateEnd 1944-08-29
dateStart 1944-08-20
followedBy Soviet advance into Bulgaria
Soviet advance into Hungary
front Eastern Front
historicalSignificance contributed to the isolation of German forces in the Balkans
major turning point in the Balkans campaign of World War II
location Moldavia
around Chișinău
around Iași
eastern Romania
operationType encirclement operation
opponent German Army Group South Ukraine
linked to: Heeresgruppe Süd

Romanian forces
participatingUnit 2nd Ukrainian Front
3rd Ukrainian Front
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
Soviet 1944 summer offensives
precededBy First Jassy–Kishinev offensive
result collapse of German front in Romania
decisive Soviet victory
destruction of German and Romanian forces in eastern Romania
strategicObjective encirclement and destruction of German Army Group South Ukraine
expulsion of Axis forces from Romania
theater Balkan theater of World War II
timePeriod August 1944

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40th Army (Red Army) notableOperation Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive
XLVIII Panzer Corps notableEngagement Jassy–Kishinev operations
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Rodion Malinovsky participatedIn Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
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Soviet summer offensive of 1944 hasPart Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
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Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front participatedIn Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
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2nd Ukrainian Front tookPartIn Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
subject linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front
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Fyodor Tolbukhin notableWork Jassy–Kishinev offensive
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53rd Army participatedIn Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
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52nd Army (Red Army) participatedIn Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive
Uman–Botoșani offensive followedBy Jassy–Kishinev offensive
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Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive alsoKnownAs Jassy–Kishinev Operation
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Soviet 57th Army tookPartIn Jassy–Kishinev offensive
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