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The '''Battle of Rovno''' was a World War II battle between remnant forces of the German [[XIII Army Corps (Germany)|XIII Army Corps]] and the Red Army in and around the Ukrainian city of [[Rivne|Rovno]] on the 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. The Soviet advance was part of the [[Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket|Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War|last= Bellamy|first= Chris |year= 2007 |publisher= Alfred A. Knopf |isbn= 978-0-375-41086-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_dAWAQAAIAAJ |pages= 604–605}}</ref> The Soviet [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th]] and 60th Armies moved through gaps in the defensive line, surrounding the city.<ref name=Stone>{{cite web|last=Stone & Stone Books|title=Second World War Books|url=http://books.stonebooks.com/wardiary/19440202/|work=War Diary for Wednesday, 2 February 1944}}</ref> The remaining German forces capitulated on 5 February 1944.<ref name=Yivo>{{cite web|last=Yivo Institute for Jewish Research|title=Jews in Eastern Europe|url=http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Rivne|work=Rivne|accessdate=6 August 2012}}</ref> |
The '''Battle of Rovno''' was a World War II battle between remnant forces of the German [[XIII Army Corps (Germany)|XIII Army Corps]] and the Red Army in and around the Ukrainian city of [[Rivne|Rovno]] on the 2 February 1944. |
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[[Army Group South]] had instructed XIII Corps ([[Arthur Hauffe]]) 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. The Soviet advance was part of the [[Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket|Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War|last= Bellamy|first= Chris |year= 2007 |publisher= Alfred A. Knopf |isbn= 978-0-375-41086-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_dAWAQAAIAAJ |pages= 604–605}}</ref> |
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The Soviet [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th]] ([[Nikolai Pukhov]]) and [[60th Army (Soviet Union)|60th]] ([[Ivan Chernyakhovsky]]) Armies moved through gaps in the defensive line, surrounding the city.<ref name=Stone>{{cite web|last=Stone & Stone Books|title=Second World War Books|url=http://books.stonebooks.com/wardiary/19440202/|work=War Diary for Wednesday, 2 February 1944}}</ref> The remaining German forces capitulated on 5 February 1944.<ref name=Yivo>{{cite web|last=Yivo Institute for Jewish Research|title=Jews in Eastern Europe|url=http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Rivne|work=Rivne|accessdate=6 August 2012}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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 the 2 February 1944.
Army Group South had instructed XIII Corps (Arthur Hauffe) 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. The Soviet advance was part of the Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive.[1]
The Soviet 13th (Nikolai Pukhov) and 60th (Ivan Chernyakhovsky) Armies moved through gaps in the defensive line, surrounding the city.[2] The remaining German forces capitulated on 5 February 1944.[3]
References
- ^ 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.