Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive
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The Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European Theatre of World War II; it took place between 18 and 31 January 1942.[1] The Red Army advanced 90–100 kilometres (56–62 mi) and destroyed 3 German divisions (298th, 68 and 257th Infantry Divisions). According to Soviet data, Nazi Germany lost 25,000 soldiers.[2] According to German sources, some 5,000 soldiers were lost.[3]
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Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Gains in the south after the Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive | |||||||
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Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
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Fedor von Bock |
Rodion Malinovsky Fyodor Kostenko | ||||||
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Army Group South | |||||||
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25,000 Russian estimate | unknown |
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