Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943)

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The Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943) was a Soviet amphibious offensive during World War II aimed at recapturing the Kerch Peninsula from German forces as part of the broader Eastern Front campaigns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
amphibious operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kerch–Eltigen amphibious operation ⓘ
belligerent German 17th Army ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
Soviet Black Sea Fleet ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
casualtiesSide1 tens of thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
casualtiesSide2 tens of thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
commanderSide1 Ivan Petrov ⓘ
Konstantin Leselidze ⓘ
commanderSide2 Erwin Jaenecke ⓘ
Karl Allmendinger ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Nazi Germany ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
dateEnd 1943-12-11 ⓘ
dateStart 1943-11-01 ⓘ
followedBy Crimean Offensive (1944) ⓘ
front North Caucasus Front ⓘ
Transcaucasian Front ⓘ
involvedForce German 98th Infantry Division ⓘ
Romanian units ⓘ
Soviet 18th Army ⓘ
Soviet 56th Army ⓘ
landingSite Eltigen ⓘ
Yenikale ⓘ
location Black Sea ⓘ
Crimea ⓘ
Kerch Peninsula ⓘ
notableFeature combined use of naval, air, and ground forces ⓘ
conducted under strong German coastal defenses ⓘ
objective establish bridgeheads in eastern Crimea ⓘ
recapture the Kerch Peninsula ⓘ
support future liberation of Crimea ⓘ
opponent Axis forces ⓘ
partOf Crimean campaign of 1943–1944 ⓘ
Eastern Front (World War II) ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Front
precededBy German occupation of Crimea ⓘ
result Soviet tactical victory ⓘ
establishment of Soviet bridgehead at Yenikale ⓘ
failure of Soviet bridgehead at Eltigen ⓘ
strategicSignificance contributed to isolation of German 17th Army in Crimea ⓘ
secured a Soviet foothold in eastern Crimea ⓘ
theater Eastern Front ⓘ
typeOfOperation amphibious landing ⓘ
offensive operation ⓘ
year 1943 ⓘ

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Kerch → notableEvent → Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943) ⓘ
Crimean campaign → notableBattle → Kerch–Feodosiya landing operation ⓘ
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Crimean offensive (1944) → precededBy → Kerch–Eltigen Operation ⓘ
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World War II battles on the Kerch Peninsula → includes → Kerch–Feodosiya landing operation ⓘ
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World War II battles on the Kerch Peninsula → includes → Kerch–Eltigen Operation ⓘ
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Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943) → alsoKnownAs → Kerch–Eltigen amphibious operation ⓘ
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Black Sea campaigns → notableBattle → Kerch–Feodosiya amphibious operation ⓘ
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Crimean Strategic Offensive Operation → precededBy → Kerch–Eltigen Operation ⓘ
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Eltigen → notableEvent → Kerch–Eltigen Operation ⓘ
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Eltigen → partOfOperation → Soviet Kerch–Eltigen amphibious operation ⓘ
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Soviet naval infantry → notableOperation → Kerch–Feodosiya landing operation ⓘ
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World War II in Crimea → notableBattle → Kerch–Eltigen Operation ⓘ
linked to: Kerch–Eltigen Operation (1943)