Rovno–Lutsk offensive
| Battle of Rovno | |||||||
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| Part of Eastern Front (World War II) | |||||||
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 GermanyXIII Army Corps |
 Soviet Union13th Army 60th Army | ||||||
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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Bellamy, Chris (2007). Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 604–605. ISBN 978-0-375-41086-4.
- ^ Stone & Stone Books. "Second World War Books". War Diary for Wednesday, 2 February 1944.
- ^ Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. "Jews in Eastern Europe". Rivne. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
External links
- Ziemke, Earl F. Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. p. 246.