Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive

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The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in January 1943 that shattered Axis forces on the middle Don River, contributing to the collapse of the Italian, Hungarian, and German positions on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Ostrogozhsk–Rossoshansk operation
belligerent Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
casualties heavy Axis losses in men and materiel
combatant Voronezh Front
commander Filipp Golikov
Fyodor Kostenko
Gusztáv Jány
Italo Gariboldi
conflict Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front
country Soviet Union
date January 1943
describedAs major Soviet World War II operation on the middle Don River
describedIn Soviet military historiography
endDate 1943-01-27
followedBy Voronezh–Kastornoye operation
front Voronezh Front
historicalPeriod 1940s
involvedUnit Hungarian 7th Army Corps
Italian Alpine Corps
Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps
Soviet 3rd Tank Army
Soviet 40th Army
linked to: 40th Army
location Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

Voronezh Oblast
middle Don River
objective to destroy Axis forces on the middle Don River
to encircle and annihilate Italian 8th Army and Hungarian 2nd Army
opponent German 2nd Army
linked to: German Second Army

German Army Group B
Hungarian 2nd Army
Italian 8th Army
outcome Soviet capture of Ostrogozhsk
Soviet capture of Rossosh
collapse of Hungarian positions on the Eastern Front
collapse of Italian positions on the Eastern Front
severe losses for German forces on the Eastern Front
partOf Soviet winter campaign of 1942–1943
World War II
precededBy Operation Little Saturn
result Soviet victory
startDate 1943-01-13
strategicSignificance contributed to the encirclement crisis of Axis forces after Stalingrad
weakened Axis southern wing on the Eastern Front
theatre Eastern Front of World War II
linked to: Eastern Front

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Italian 8th Army engagedIn Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Hungarian 2nd Army notableBattle Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Hungarian 2nd Army sufferedLossesDuring Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Soviet winter counteroffensives of 1942–1943 hasPart Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Voronezh Front engagement Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
subject linked to: Soviet Voronezh Front
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive alsoKnownAs Ostrogozhsk–Rossoshansk operation
linked to: Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Middle Don offensive followedBy Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh area involvedConflict Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps tookPartIn Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps notableOperation Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Battle of the Don River (1943) relatedTo Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive