Voronezh-Kharkov strategic offensive operation - a strategic offensive operation of the Voronezh, Bryansk and South-Western fronts, carried out from January 13 to March 3, 1943 with the aim of defeating the enemy army group "B" and liberating a large territory, the large industrial and administrative centers of the USSR - Voronezh , Kursk , Belgorod and Kharkov .
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| The main conflict: the Great Patriotic War , The Second World War | |||
| date | January 13, 1943 - March 3, 1943 | ||
| A place | Voronezh region Kharkiv Oblast , Oryol Oblast , Kursk Oblast , Belgorod Oblast , Rostov Oblast , Voroshilovgrad Oblast | ||
| Total | Victory of the red army | ||
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Content
Master Data
Within the framework of the Voronezh-Kharkov strategic offensive operation:
- Ostrogozhsk-Rossoshansk front offensive operation - from January 13 to January 27, 1943;
- Voronezh-Kastornenskaya frontal offensive operation - from January 24 to February 2, 1943;
- Kharkov front-line offensive operation ( Operation "Star" ) - from February 19 to March 14, 1943.
The operation was carried out by the troops of the Voronezh, Bryansk and South-Western fronts. Duration - 50 days. The width of the front of hostilities is 250-400 km. The depth of advance of Soviet troops is 360-520 km. The average daily attack rate is 7-10 km.
The forces of the parties
USSR
From the USSR:
- Troops of the Voronezh Front (front commander - Golikov Filipp Ivanovich ) [2] :
- 60th army
- 40th army
- 69th Army
- 3rd Panzer Army
- 38th army
- Bryansk Front [2] (front commander - Reuters Max Andreevich of the 13th Army,
- South-Western Front [2] (front commander - Vatutin Nikolay Fedorovich ) with the 6th Army.
Air support for the offensive was carried out [2]
2nd Air Army :
- 205th Fighter Aviation Division
- 269th Fighter Aviation Division
- 208th Night Bomber Aviation Division
- 227th Assault Aviation Division
- 291st Assault Aviation Division
- 6th Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 183rd Fighter Aviation Regiment
- 50th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment
- 375th Mixed Aviation Regiment
- 376th Mixed Aviation Regiment
- 878th Aviation Communications Regiment
13th Air Army [2] :
- 273rd Fighter Aviation Division
- 275th Fighter Aviation Division
- 276th Bomber Aviation Division
- 277th Assault Aviation Division
- 5th long-range reconnaissance aircraft squadron
- 10th Fighter Aviation Squadron
- 12th Correction Aviation Squadron
In the course of the hostilities [1] the command of the 69th and 64th armies , the tank and cavalry corps, 9 divisions and 5 brigades were additionally introduced.
Combat composition and number of troops:
| Associations | Number of connections | Number of people |
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| Voronezh Front [2] | infantry divisions - 20, fighter divisions - 1, cavalry divisions - 2, tank corps - 2, infantry brigades - 10, tank brigades - 10 | 347,200 |
| Bryansk Front: 13th Army [2] | rifle divisions - 7, fighter divisions - 1, tank brigades - 2 | 95,000 |
| Southwestern Front: 6th Army [2] | rifle divisions - 5, rifle brigades - 1, tank brigades - 2 | 60,200 |
| Total | divisions - 36, tank corps - 2, brigades - 25 | 502,400 |
Germany
On the German side [1] - Army Group B under the command of Field Marshal Maximilian von Weichs (rank awarded during the operation - 01/31/1943). As part of the army group , the 2nd Hungarian Army under the command of Colonel General Gustav Jani and the 8th Italian Army under the command of Army General Italo Gariboldi took part in the battles.
The composition of the army group:
- Army Group B headquarters
- 605th Regiment of Communication of Army Group B
- 2nd Army - Commander General of the Infantry Hans von Salmouth
- 7th Army Corps
- 13th Army Corps
- 55th Army Corps
- 4th Panzer Army - Commander Colonel-General German Goth
- 8th Italian Army - Commander General of the Army Italo Gariboldi
- 2nd Hungarian Army - Commander Colonel General Gustav Jani
Losses
During the operation, Soviet troops lost [1] in total: 153 561 people, of whom 55 475 people were killed and 98 086 people were wounded. Losses of the enemy amounted to: total - 160 thousand people, irrecoverable - 77 thousand (of which 49 thousand are German soldiers and officers).
Operation Results
During the operation, defeated Army Group B. The 8th Italian Army and the 2nd Hungarian Army, which were part of the group, were completely defeated.
Large cities were liberated [3] : Voronezh , Kursk , Belgorod , Kharkov , Rossosh , Valuyki , Ostrogozhsk , Kastornoye , Stary Oskol , Novy Oskol , Shchigry , Oboyan , Bogodukhov , Akhtyrka , Sevsk .
During the offensive battles, Soviet troops crossed major water barriers: Don , Black Kalitva , Oskol , Tim , Seversky Donets , Seim , Psel , Vorskla .
See also
- List of operations of the armed forces of the USSR in World War II
- Battles, operations and battles of the Great Patriotic War
- The Great Patriotic War
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Fighting of the Red Army in the Second World War. (April 27, 2016). Date of appeal April 27, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The team of authors. The combat structure of the Soviet Army. Part III. (January - December 1943) / G.T. Zavizion. - Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - M .: Order of the Red Banner of Labor Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, 1972. - 336 p.
- ↑ M. L. Dudarenko , Yu. G. Pereshenko , V. T. Eliseev and others. Liberation of cities: A Guide to the liberation of cities during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 / under (inaccessible link) total. ed. Army General S.P. Ivanov. - Institute of Military History of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. - M: Military Publishing House, 1985 .-- 598 p. - (Reference). - 50,000 copies.
Literature
- M. L. Dudarenko , Yu. G. Pereshnov , V. T. Eliseev et al. Liberation of cities: A guide to the liberation of cities during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 / under (inaccessible link) commonly. ed. Army General S.P. Ivanov. - Institute of Military History of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Central Archive of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. - M: Military Publishing House, 1985 .-- 598 p. - (Reference). - 50,000 copies.
- Team of authors. The combat structure of the Soviet Army. Part III. (January - December 1943) / G.T. Zavizion. - Military Scientific Directorate of the General Staff. - M .: Order of the Red Banner of Labor Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR, 1972. - 336 p.