Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive explained

Conflict:	Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
Partof:	the Eastern Front of World War II
Place:	Ostrogozhsk, Rossosh
Date:	13 January 1943^[1] – 27 January 1943
Coordinates:	50.7°N 64°W
Result:	Soviet victory
Combatant1:
Commander1:	Gusztáv Jány Italo Gariboldi
Commander2:	Filipp Golikov Pavel Rybalko
Units1:	2nd Army 8th Army
Units2:	6th Army 3rd Tank Army
Strength1:	260,000
Strength2:	Unknown
Casualties Br≫246,000 Killed And Captured, 75,000 Wounded Or Sick,≪Br /≫3,400 Artillery Pieces,≪Br /≫578 Tanks≪Ref Name:	"9may">9 мая 1945 года - Воспоминания, Составители: В. Д. Вознесенский Д. Б. Рубежный. Под редакцией члена-корреспондента АН СССР А. М. Самсонова.— М.: Наука, 1970 - К. С. Москаленко, В боях рождалась Победа
Casualties2:	37,423^[2] ^[3] 13,876 killed 23,547 wounded/sick

The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive (Russian: Острогожско-Россошанская операция) was an offensive of the Voronezh Front on the Eastern Front of World War II against the Hungarian 2nd Army and parts of the Italian 8th Army as part of the Voronezh–Kharkov offensive.

The offensive came after Operation Little Saturn, made in support of the Stalingrad encirclement. The offensive was supported from the south by the right flank of the Soviet 6th Army and the 3rd Tank Army of Pavel Rybalko.

References

Bibliography

• Голиков Ф. И. Острогожско-Россошанская операция, Военно-исторический журнал, 1973, № 1. http://prussia.online/Data/Book/vo/voenno-istoricheskiy-zhurnal-1973-1/voenno_istoricheskiy_zhurnal_1973_01.pdf
• Thomas Schlemmer (Hrsg.) : Die Italiener an der Ostfront 1942/43: Dokumente zu Mussolinis Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion (übersetzt von Georg Kuck). München, Oldenbourg, 2005, 291 pages, Literaturverz. S. [275] – 283. Schriftenreihe der Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte 91, .
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• Mario Rigoni Stern: Ritorno sul Don. Einaudi 1973, Edizione collana Nuovi Coralli, .

Notes and References

1. Some sources give January 12 as the start of the operation. On this day the combat reconnaissance ("probing") was carried out by Soviet advance guard troops. The major Soviet forces were put into action on the next day.
2. http://www.soldat.ru/doc/casualties/book/chapter5_10_1.html#5_10_21 Г. Ф. Кривошеев, Россия и СССР в войнах XX века - Потери вооруженных сил - Статистическое исследование, Москва, Олма, 2001
3. Web site: General-Lieutenant G.F.KRIVOSHEYEV . 1993 . SOVIET ARMED FORCES LOSSES IN WARS,COMBAT OPERATIONS MILITARY CONFLICTS . MOSCOW MILITARY PUBLISHING HOUSE . 164 . 2015-06-21 .