Battle of Rovno

Battle of Rovno
Part of Eastern Front (World War II)
Date2–5 February 1944
LocationRovno, Ukraine
50°37′N 26°15′E / 50.617°N 26.250°E / 50.617; 26.250Coordinates: 50°37′N 26°15′E / 50.617°N 26.250°E / 50.617; 26.250
Result Soviet victory
Belligerents
Nazi Germany Germany
XIII Army Corps		 Soviet Union Soviet Union
13th Army
60th Army
See also: Rivne Ghetto

The Battle of Rovno was a World War II battle between remnant forces of the German XIII Army Corps and the Red Army in and around the Ukrainian city of Rovno on 2 February 1944. Army Group South had instructed XIII Corps to establish new defensive positions on the Sdolbuno-Uscie-Rovno-Zolotyov line to close the open left flank of the Army Group and delay the advancing Red Army.[1] The Soviet advance was part of the Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive.[2] The Soviet 13th and 60th Armies moved through gaps in the defensive line,[3] surrounding the few German forces within the city.[1] The remaining German forces capitulated on 5 February 1944.[4]


References

  1. 1 2 Haupt, Werner (1998). Army Group South: The Wehrmacht in Russia 1941-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. pp. 211–212. ISBN 0-7643-0385-6.
  2. ↑ Bellamy, Chris (2007). Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 604–605. ISBN 978-0-375-41086-4.
  3. ↑ Stone & Stone Books. "Second World War Books". War Diary for Wednesday, 2 February 1944.
  4. ↑ Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. "Jews in Eastern Europe". Rivne. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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