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The First Battle of Kiev was the German name for the major battle that resulted in an encirclement of Soviet troops in the vicinity of Kiev during World War II, the capital and most populous city of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. This encirclement is the largest encirclement in the history of warfare by number of troops.
- 7 July – 26 September 1941, (2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Sviatoslav III of Kiev. Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich, born in 1139. Anna of Chernigov, married a prince of Halych, son of Vasylko Rostyslavych according to some chronicles. Zvenislava of Chernigov, married Boleslaw I the Tall, Duke of Wroclaw. Though he had two sons, Vsevolod's chosen successor was his brother, Igor, and he obtained pledges from ...
- 1 August 1146
- Theophano Mouzalonissa, archontess of Rhousia
13,083 wounded. 1,281 missing. The Second Battle of Kiev was a part of a much wider Soviet offensive in Ukraine known as the Battle of the Dnieper involving three strategic operations by the Soviet Red Army and one operational counterattack by the Wehrmacht, which took place between 3 November and 22 December 1943.
- 3–13 November 1943, (Offensive Operation), 13 November – 22 December 1943, (Defensive Operation)
- Red Army breaks out of Dnieper bridgehead, Axis forces expelled from Kiev
- Soviet victory
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- Battle of Dunkirk from May 26 to June 4, 1940. A German invasion around the French coastal town of Dunkirk separates the French and British armies, marooning Allied forces.
- Battle of Britain, July 10 to October 31, 1940. After a nearly four-month air campaign waged over England, Britain's Royal Air Force and Navy respond to heavy bombing attacks from Germany's Luftwaffe air force, including “the Blitz,” in an attempt to destroy the RAF before invading.
- Battle of Crete: May 20 to June 1, 1941. Nazi paratroopers invade the Greek island of Crete, marking history's first mostly airborne attack. Day one of the campaign results in heavy losses for the Germans, but fearing a sea assault, Allied forces soon withdraw and evacuate in defeat.
May 19, 2018 · As the German troops of Operation Barbarossa invaded Russia in June of 1941, Hitler made a change to one of his strategies by moving extra troops south towards Kiev in the Ukraine, where most of Russia’s Southwestern Front of the Red Army had gathered in and around that city. For Hitler, it was a two-point decision: remove the potential ...
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Dec 16, 2009 · World War II saw some of the bloodiest battles ever fought. Beginning in 1939 with the German attack on Poland, the battles of the World War I ranged across the world from the France to Russia to the Pacific. These massive battles made famous places such as Stalingrad, Midway, the Bulge, and Iwo Jima.
Eastern Front, (June 22, 1941–May 8, 1945), major theatre of combat during World War II that included operations in the Soviet Union, the Balkans, the Baltic States, and eastern and central Europe. The principal belligerents were the Soviet Union (Allied powers) and Germany (Axis powers). Minor.
