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Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive

The second Jassy–Kishinev offensive,[1][8][9][10][Notes 1] named after the two major cities, Jassy and Kishinev, in the staging area, was a Soviet offensive against Axis forces, which took place in Eastern Romania from 20 to 29 August 1944 during World War II. The 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts of the Red Army engaged Army Group South Ukraine, which consisted of combined German and Romanian formations, in an operation to reoccupy Bessarabia and destroy the Axis forces in the region, opening the way into Romania and the Balkans.

This article is about the August 1944 offensive. For the earlier operation, see First Jassy–Kishinev offensive.

The offensive resulted in the encirclement and destruction of the German forces, allowing the Soviet Army to resume its strategic advance further into Eastern Europe. It also pressured Romania to switch allegiance from the Axis powers to the Allies. For the Germans, this was a massive defeat, which can be compared to the defeat at Stalingrad.

2nd Ukrainian Front

6th Guards Tank Army

3rd Ukrainian Front

5th Shock Army

– Sergey Gorshkov

Black Sea Fleet

Rifle battalions – 7.7

Guns/mortars – 248

Tanks and assault guns – 18

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ISBN

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OCLC

Hoffmann, Dieter (2001). Die Magdeburger Division: zur Geschichte der 13. Infanterie- und 13. Panzer-Division 1935–1945 (in German). Hamburg: Mittler.  3-8132-0746-3.

ISBN

Kissel, Hans (1964). Die Katastrophe in Rumänien 1944 (in German). Darmstadt: Wehr und Wissen Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. p. 287.  163808506.

OCLC

Ziemke, E.F. Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East, , U.S. Army; 1st edition, Washington D.C., 1968

Office of the Chief of Military History

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OCLC

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Routledge

(2003). Stalinism for All Seasons: A Political History of Romanian Communism. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-520-23747-1.

Tismăneanu, Vladimir

Soldiers of the Great War

(in Russian)

Second Jassy–Kishinev offensive operation (20.08 – 29.08.1944)

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