Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive

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The Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive was a major Soviet Red Army operation in late 1943 aimed at liberating the Gomel and Rechitsa regions of Belarus from German occupation during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military operation
military offensive
aim push German forces west of the Dnieper River
alsoKnownAs Gomel–Rechytsa Offensive
belligerent Red Army
Wehrmacht
casualties tens of thousands combined
combatantStrength hundreds of thousands of troops combined
commander Konstantin Rokossovsky
commanderSide Konstantin Rokossovsky, Soviet
conductedBy Soviet Red Army
linked to: Red Army
conflict Eastern Front of World War II
countryInvolved Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
endDate 1943-11-30
followedBy Kalinkovichi–Mozyr Offensive
front 1st Belorussian Front
Belorussian Front
historicalContext part of Soviet autumn–winter campaign of 1943–1944
involvedFormation 48th Army (Red Army)
linked to: Soviet 48th Army

61st Army (Red Army)
65th Army (Red Army)
linked to: Soviet 65th Army

9th Army (Wehrmacht)
location Belarus
Gomel region
linked to: Gomel Region

Rechitsa region
eastern Belarus
linked to: Eastern Belarus
notableCity Gomel
Rechitsa
objective expulsion of German forces from eastern Belarus
liberation of Gomel
liberation of Rechitsa
opponent Army Group Center
linked to: Army Group Centre
opposedBy German Army Group Center
linked to: Army Group Centre
outcome German withdrawal from the Gomel–Rechitsa area
liberation of Gomel from German occupation
liberation of Rechitsa from German occupation
partOf Belorussian strategic offensive operations of 1943
Soviet–German War
World War II
precededBy Chernigov–Pripyat Offensive
result Soviet victory
riverCrossing Dnieper River
linked to: Dnieper
startDate 1943-11-10
strategicSignificance improved Soviet positions for later operations in Belarus
weakened German Army Group Center
theater Eastern Front
timePeriod late 1943

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Chernigov–Pripyat Offensive followedBy Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive
Soviet 3rd Army participatedIn Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive
Soviet 13th Army participatedIn Gomel–Rechitsa offensive
linked to: Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive
Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive alsoKnownAs Gomel–Rechytsa Offensive
linked to: Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive
Bryansk offensive followedBy Gomel–Rechitsa offensive
linked to: Gomel–Rechitsa Offensive