Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket

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The Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket was a major Eastern Front engagement in early 1944 in which Soviet forces encircled and inflicted heavy losses on German troops in Ukraine, contributing significantly to the Wehrmacht’s retreat from the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Front engagement
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Korsun Pocket
Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive
belligerent Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
breakoutAttemptDate 1944-02-16
campaign Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
conflictIn Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Soviet Union
description Soviet forces encircled a large German force in a pocket near Korsun and Cherkassy in early 1944
endDate 1944-02-16
followedBy Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Uman–Botoșani Offensive
GermanArmyGroup Army Group A
Army Group South
GermanCasualties tens of thousands killed, wounded, or captured
GermanCommander Erich von Manstein
Wilhelm Stemmermann
historicalSignificance demonstrated improved Soviet operational encirclement tactics
marked the collapse of a major German salient on the Dnieper
involvedUnit 5th Guards Tank Army
6th Tank Army
XI Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
XLII Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
location Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
linked to: Cherkasy Oblast

near Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukrainian SSR
notableFeature heavy use of armor and artillery by both sides
large-scale winter encirclement of German forces
operationType breakout attempt
encirclement
opponent Red Army
Wehrmacht
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
pocketFormedOn 1944-01-28
precededBy Battle of the Dnieper
result Soviet victory
SovietCasualties heavy
SovietCommander Georgy Zhukov
Ivan Konev
Nikolai Vatutin
SovietFront 1st Ukrainian Front
2nd Ukrainian Front
startDate 1944-01-24
strategicEffect accelerated German retreat from Ukraine
weakened Army Group South
terrain Dnieper River bend region
timePeriod January–February 1944

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Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive alsoKnownAs Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
XI Army Corps engagement Battle of Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
linked to: Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
Herbert Gille participatedIn Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
linked to: Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket alsoKnownAs Battle of the Korsun Pocket
linked to: Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi wasSiteOf Battle of Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket
linked to: Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket