Battle of Korsun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:advertising Used for Soviet propaganda purposes
gptkbp:aftermath Soviet advances into Western Ukraine
gptkbp:aircraft_operated Provided air superiority during the battle
gptkbp:casualties Estimated 30,000
High casualties on both sides
Estimated 20,000
Heavy losses for both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkb:General_Ivan_Konev
gptkbp:conflict Soviet control of the region
gptkbp:date January 24 – February 17, 1944
gptkbp:defense Wehrmacht's last major defensive line in Ukraine
gptkbp:finale_date Approximately 3 weeks
Studied for future military operations.
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Taman
gptkbp:has_ability Difficult winter conditions affected operations
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed for its strategic implications
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Soviet offensive in 1944
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced post-war borders in Eastern Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Eastern Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Korsun
gptkbp:innovation Advances towards Lviv
gptkbp:intelligence Soviet intelligence played a key role
gptkbp:involved_forces Approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:landscape Rural and urban areas
gptkbp:leadership Led by General Hermann Balck
gptkbp:location Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine
gptkbp:logistics Soviet supply lines improved
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Operation_Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi
German forces dispersed after the battle
Soviet deep battle strategy
gptkbp:military_technology Use of tanks and artillery by both sides
gptkbp:notable_allies Approximately 50,000 troops
Part of the larger Soviet counteroffensive
Led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Korsun_pocket
Soviet forces gained momentum
Lessons learned in encirclement tactics
gptkbp:outcome Encirclement of German troops
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Zhitomir-Berdichev
gptkbp:result Soviet victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Soviet offensive to encircle German forces
gptkbp:strategic_importance Disruption of German supply lines
gptkbp:supports Limited air support due to losses
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement tactics
German defensive positions
gptkbp:tradition Retreat to the Dnieper River
gptkbp:weather_conditions Harsh winter conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cossack_Rebellion
gptkb:Bohdan_Khmelnytskyi
gptkb:Bohdan_Khmelnytsky
gptkb:Cossack-Polish_War
gptkb:Khmelnytsky_Uprising
gptkb:Treaty_of_Pereyaslav
gptkb:Battle_of_Berestechko
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4