Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hungary Italy |
Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gusztáv Jány Italo Gariboldi |
Pavel Rybalko | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Russian sources Ignac Romsics Krisztián Ungváry 26,000 POW at least 28,044 WIA (Hungarian only) |
37,423 13,876 killed 23,547 wounded/sick |
Russian sources
123,000 killed and captured,
1,400 artillery pieces,
262 tanks
Ignac Romsics
40,000 KIA, 35,000 WIA, 60,000 POW. (Hungarian only)
Krisztián Ungváry
The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh Offensive (Russian: Острогожско-Россошанская операция) was an offensive of the Voronezh Front on the Eastern Front of World War II against the Hungarian 2nd Army and partially Italian 8th Army. The offensive is better known as part of Operation Little Saturn, made in support of the Stalingrad encirclement. The offensive was supported from the south by the right flank of the Soviet 6th Army and the 3rd Tank Army of Pavel Rybalko.