Battle of Odessa (1941)

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The Battle of Odessa (1941) was a major World War II siege on the Black Sea port of Odessa, where Axis forces led by Romania fought to capture the heavily fortified city from the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
attacker Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
campaign Axis invasion of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa southern sector ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Georgy Sofronov ⓘ
Gheorghe Avramescu ⓘ
Ion Antonescu ⓘ
Ivan Petrov ⓘ
Nicolae Ciupercă ⓘ
conflictIn World War II ⓘ
countryAtTime Soviet Union ⓘ
defender Soviet Union ⓘ
defensiveForce Black Sea Fleet naval units ⓘ
Soviet Separate Coastal Army ⓘ
duration about 73 days ⓘ
endDate 1941-10-16 ⓘ
evacuation Soviet evacuation of troops by sea to Sevastopol ⓘ
evacuationDate 1941-10-01 to 1941-10-16 ⓘ
followedBy Axis occupation of Odessa ⓘ
Odessa massacre (1941) ⓘ
front Southern Front (Soviet) ⓘ
hasLocation Black Sea coast ⓘ
Odessa ⓘ
linked to: Odesa

Soviet Union ⓘ
Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Ukraine
modernLocation Odesa, Ukraine ⓘ
linked to: Odesa
notableFeature extensive Soviet fortifications around Odessa ⓘ
large-scale Romanian participation on the Eastern Front ⓘ
use of Odessa catacombs for defense and partisan activity ⓘ
objective capture of the port of Odessa ⓘ
offensiveForce German 11th Army elements ⓘ
Romanian 4th Army ⓘ
partOf Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Front
precededBy Axis advance into Bessarabia and northern Black Sea region ⓘ
result Axis victory ⓘ
capture of Odessa by Axis forces ⓘ
RomanianCasualtiesEstimate over 90,000 total casualties ⓘ
SovietCasualtiesEstimate tens of thousands of casualties ⓘ
SovietCiviliansEvacuatedEstimate tens of thousands of civilians ⓘ
SovietTroopsEvacuatedEstimate about 86,000 troops ⓘ
startDate 1941-08-08 ⓘ
strategicImportance key Soviet logistics hub in southern Ukraine ⓘ
major Black Sea naval base ⓘ

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Romanian 4th Army → engagement → Battle of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
Soviet Black Sea Fleet → notableOperation → Defense of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Battle of Odessa (1941) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Lyudmila Pavlichenko → battle → Siege of Odessa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Operation Barbarossa southern sector → majorBattle → Battle of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
Soviet Separate Coastal Army → notableEngagement → Siege of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Axis advance into Bessarabia and northern Black Sea region → followedBy → Siege of Odessa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Odessa massacre (1941) → responsibleAuthority → Romanian military command in Odessa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Soviet naval infantry → notableOperation → Defense of Odessa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" → campaign → defence of Odessa ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Lyudmila Pavlichenko → participatedIn → Siege of Odessa ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Death
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)
Romanian–German offensive to retake Bessarabia in 1941 → followedBy → Siege of Odessa (1941) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Odessa (1941)