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The siege of Odessa, known to the Soviets as the defence of Odessa, lasted from 8 August until 16 October 1941, during the early phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
- Odessa region, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Odessa Offensive Soviet order of battle. The following Soviet units fought in the Odessa Offensive between 26 March and 30 April 1944. For the offensive, the 3rd Ukrainian Front included 57 rifle and three cavalry divisions, a tank corps and a mechanized corps.
Due to the strong fighting of the 9th Independent Army (initially) and the Separate Coastal Army, and the Black Sea Fleet forces in Odessa, it took the Romanian army 73 days of siege and four attacks to capture the city. They had 93,000 casualties.
Out at sea, Two Romanian torpedo boats, NMS Viscolul and NMS Vijelia, damaged a Soviet destroyer south of Odessa. 20 Aug 1941 : German Eleventh Army captured Kherson, Ukraine. Romanian aircraft destroyed a Soviet armored train at Odessa Ukraine. 28 Aug 1941 : Axis troops launched a renewed offensive against Odessa, Ukraine. 30 Aug 1941
The siege of Odessa, known to the Soviets as the defence of Odessa, lasted from 8 August until 16 October 1941, during the early phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Main article: Siege of Odessa (1941) At the beginning of the war the Soviet 9th Army was engaged in heavy fighting along the southern front of the Axis invasion of Southern Russia, retreating towards Odessa. On August 5, 1941 Stavka ordered the Coastal Army to defend the city of Odessa as long as possible.
The Battle of Odessa also referred to as the Siege of Odessa was a 73-day battle waged between the armies of Romania, Germany, and the Soviet Union. The battle began on August 8, 1941 and ended on October 16, 1941. [1] .
