Crimean offensive (1944)

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The Crimean offensive (1944) was a major World War II Soviet operation that recaptured the Crimean Peninsula from German and Romanian forces.

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instanceOf World War II Eastern Front operation
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Crimean Strategic Offensive Operation
axisArmyCommander Erwin Jaenecke
axisForces German 17th Army and Romanian units
linked to: German 17th Army
axisForcesEvacuatedAcross Black Sea
axisForcesEvacuatedFrom Sevastopol
axisLosses large numbers of German and Romanian troops killed, captured, or evacuated
belligerent Red Army
Romanian Army
Wehrmacht
campaign Soviet 1944 spring offensives
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Andrei Yeremenko
linked to: Andrey Yeremenko

Erwin Jaenecke
Fyodor Tolbukhin
Petre Dumitrescu
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Kingdom of Romania
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
endDate 1944-05-12
followedBy Lvov–Sandomierz offensive
includedBattle Battle of Perekop (1944)
Battle of Sevastopol (1944)
Kerch–Eltigen Operation follow‑up actions
location Crimea
Crimean Peninsula
linked to: Crimea
militaryUnitInvolved 4th Ukrainian Front
Black Sea Fleet
German 17th Army
Romanian 3rd Army elements
linked to: Romanian 3rd Army

Separate Coastal Army
objective recapture the Crimean Peninsula
opponent German 17th Army
Romanian 3rd Army units
linked to: Romanian 3rd Army
partOf Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front
precededBy Kerch–Eltigen Operation
result Axis forces expelled from Crimea
Soviet victory
sovietForces 4th Ukrainian Front and Separate Coastal Army
linked to: 4th Ukrainian Front
sovietFrontCommander Andrei Yeremenko
linked to: Andrey Yeremenko

Fyodor Tolbukhin
startDate 1944-04-08
strategicSignificance denied Axis use of Crimean air and naval bases
secured Soviet southern flank on the Eastern Front
territorialChange Crimean Peninsula returned to Soviet control
theater Eastern Front

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Andrey Yeremenko participatedIn Crimean offensive (1944)
Crimean campaign notableBattle Crimean Offensive
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German 17th Army notableOperation Crimean Offensive (1944)
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World War II battles on the Kerch Peninsula includes Crimean offensive (Kerch sector)
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Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943) followedBy Crimean Offensive (1944)
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Black Sea campaigns notableBattle Crimean offensive (1944)
4th Ukrainian Front engagedIn Crimean Offensive
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Fyodor Tolbukhin notableWork Crimean offensive (1944)
Southern sector of the Eastern Front notableCampaign Crimean Offensive (1944)
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Separate Coastal Army notableEngagement Crimean Offensive
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Battle of Perekop (1944) partOf Crimean Offensive
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Battle of Perekop (1944) relatedTo Crimean Offensive (1944)
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Crimean Peninsula returned to Soviet control hasMilitaryOperation Crimean Offensive
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Soviet 1944 spring offensives includes Crimean offensive
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Battle of Sevastopol (1944) partOf Crimean Offensive
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Battle of Sevastopol (1944) precededBy Battle of the Crimea (1944)
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Battle of Sevastopol (1944) relatedEvent Crimean Offensive (1944)
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Crimean Strategic Offensive Operation alsoKnownAs Crimean Offensive
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Crimean Strategic Offensive Operation alsoKnownAs Crimean Offensive Operation
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17. Armee notableBattle Crimean Offensive (1944)
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47th Army (Soviet Union) participatedIn Crimean Offensive (1944)
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