Donbas operation (1941)
The Donbas Operation (September 29 – November 4, 1941) was a frontline defensive operation of the Soviet Red Army in the territory of Donbas on the Eastern Front of the Second World War in Europe. It was an integral part of the Donbas–Rostov Strategic Defensive Operation.
| Donbas operation in 1941 | |||||||
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| Part of the Donbas–Rostov strategic defensive operation in the Eastern Front (World War II) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Soviet Union | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Semyon Timoshenko Dmitry Ryabyshev Yakov Cherevichenko |
Gerd von Rundstedt Ewald von Kleist Erich von Manstein | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 9th and 18th Armies of the Southern Front |
Tank Group "Kleist" 17th Army Parts of the 11th Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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18th Army Part of the 9th Army | Unknown | ||||||
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