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unknown. The Second Battle of Târgu Frumos was a military engagement primarily between the Wehrmacht and Red Army forces in May 1944, near Iași, Romania. The battle was the main engagement of the Târgu Frumos Operation, and is often referred simply as the Battle of Târgu Frumos . Military historian David Glantz claims the battle was part of ...
- 2–8 May 1944
- Axis victory
- Eastern Romania
First Battle of Târgu Frumos, 9–12 April 1944: the Red Army took the town but was pushed out. Second Battle of Târgu Frumos, 2–8 May 1944: the German forces held again. Soviet historians did not consider this to be a significant battle but have come around to identifying it separately.
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A second line of defense, also bristling with antitank weapons and infantry, was constructed about a mile behind the main line of resistance. Most of the powerful Panzer Regiment GD was kept in reserve near Targul Frumos, ready to counterattack any Soviet forces that breached the German line.
The Second Battle of Târgu Frumos was a military engagement primarily between the Wehrmacht and Red Army forces in May 1944, near Iași, Romania. The battle was the main engagement of the Târgu Frumos Operation, and is often referred simply as the Battle of Târgu Frumos.
- 2-8 May 1944[1]
- Axis victory
- Eastern Romania
History. During World War II, in March and May 1944, this area was the scene of the two Battles of Târgu Frumos, part of the First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive. According to the 1930 census, 1,608 Jews lived in Târgu Frumos. In the fall of 1940, all Jewish men, from 18 to 50 years old, were subjected to forced labor.
Description: After freeing Ukraine from the Axis forces the Soviets planned an advance into Romania. The first attempt was defeated at the First Battle of Targu Frumos. Unwilling to accept defeat Soviet Marshal Konev launched a second attack. The German 46th Infantry Division held the right flank end of the Axis defence line.
