Battle of Smolensk

When

7 Aug 1943 – 2 Oct 1943

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.78° N, 32.05° E

Description

recapture of the city by the Soviet 39th, 43rd and 10th Guards armies

War

World War II

Recapture of the city by the Soviet 39th, 43rd and 10th Guards armies

The second Smolensk operation was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign of 1943. Staged almost simultaneously with the Lower Dnieper Offensive, the offensive lasted two months and was led by General Andrei Yeremenko, commanding the Kalinin Front, and Vasily Sokolovsky, commanding the Western Front.

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• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000