Battle of Podu Iloaiei
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1 Panzer Division[2] |
2 Tank Corps 2 Rifle Divisions[2] | ||||||
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unknown[nb 1] | unknown |
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Soviet Advances from 2 December 1943 to 30 April 1944
The Battle of Podu Iloaiei was fought during World War II between the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army. Historian David Glantz described it as part of a failed Soviet offensive in Romania, and considered it a reaction to the Soviet defeat at the First Battle of Târgu Frumos.[2] While according to the Soviet account, the Red Army successfully repelled a German counter-stroke, according to German accounts, the Germans managed to drive the attacking Soviets back to the positions they held before the battle.[1]
Aftermath[]
The region was still in Axis hands. Several months later, it was captured by the Red Army in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, from 21–23 August 1944.
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References[]
- Glantz, David M. (2007). Red Storm Over the Balkans: The Failed Soviet Invasion of Romania. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1465-3. OCLC 70149277.
Categories:
- Battles involving the Soviet Union
- Military history of Romania during World War II
- Romania–Soviet Union relations
- Battles of World War II involving Germany
- Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War
- April 1944 events
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- World War II battle stubs