Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive

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The Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive was a major Soviet World War II campaign in early 1944 that liberated much of Ukraine from German occupation and pushed the Eastern Front westward toward Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military offensive
belligerent Nazi Germany
Romania
Soviet Union
casualtiesAndLosses very high on both sides
commander Erich von Manstein
Ewald von Kleist
Ferdinand Schörner
Fyodor Tolbukhin NERFINISHED
Georgy Zhukov
Ivan Konev
Rodion Malinovsky NERFINISHED
conflict Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front
effect forced German strategic withdrawal in the south
liberation of most of Ukraine from German occupation
pushed Eastern Front westward toward Central Europe
severed German forces in southern Ukraine from those in the north
endDate 1944-04-17
followedBy Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
frontInvolved 1st Ukrainian Front
2nd Ukrainian Front
3rd Ukrainian Front
4th Ukrainian Front
location Belarus
Moldova
Right-bank Ukraine
Ukraine
eastern Poland
linked to: Eastern Poland

eastern Romania
linked to: Eastern Romania
objective destruction of German Army Group South
liberation of Right-bank Ukraine
opponent Army Group A
Army Group South
Wehrmacht
partOf Soviet–German War
World War II
precededBy Battle of the Dnieper
result decisive Soviet victory
startDate 1943-12-24
strategicSignificance broke German hold on Ukraine
opened the way for Soviet advances into Romania and the Balkans
subOperation Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka Offensive
Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive
Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive
Odessa Offensive (1944)
linked to: Odessa offensive

Proskurov–Chernovtsy Offensive
Rovno–Lutsk Offensive
Uman–Botoșani Offensive
Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive

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Southern sector of the Eastern Front notableCampaign Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Uman–Botoșani offensive partOf Dnieper–Carpathian offensive
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Zhitomir–Berdichev offensive partOf Dnieper–Carpathian offensive
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Zhitomir–Berdichev offensive campaign Dnieper–Carpathian campaign
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin notableWork Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin participatedIn Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Kamenets-Podolsky pocket precededBy Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Kamenets-Podolsky pocket partOf Dnieper–Carpathian campaign
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Belorussian strategic offensive operation precededBy Dnieper–Carpathian offensive
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Retreat from the Eastern Front hasPart Soviet Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
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Kirovograd Offensive partOf Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket campaign Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Soviet 5th Guards Army participatedIn Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Soviet winter counteroffensives on the Eastern Front hasPart Soviet Dnieper–Carpathian winter offensive 1943–1944
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Hube pocket strategicContext Soviet Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
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Rogachev–Zhlobin Offensive partOf Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Rogachev–Zhlobin Offensive strategicContext Dnieper–Carpathian strategic offensive
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Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive partOf Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Red Army operations in Ukraine includes Dnieper–Carpathian offensive
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Soviet winter campaign of 1943–1944 includedOperation Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive