Battle of Podu Iloaiei explained

Conflict:Battle of Podu Iloaiei
Date:12 April 1944
Place:Podu Iloaiei, Iași County, Romania
Result:Disputed
Commander1: Maximilian von Edelsheim
Strength1:1 Panzer Division
Strength2:2 Tank Corps
2 Rifle Divisions
Casualties1:unknown
Casualties2:unknown

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. 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.

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

. David Glantz . 2007 . Red Storm Over the Balkans: The Failed Soviet Invasion of Romania . . . 978-0-7006-1465-3 . 70149277 . .