Red Skies at Night

On the night of September 24-25, the Russian 5th Airborne Brigade air assaulted into the Bukrin Bend to establish a bridgehead on the west bank of the Dnieper River. The jump was less than successful as the troopers were widely …

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On the night of September 24-25, the Russian 5th Airborne Brigade air assaulted into the Bukrin Bend to establish a bridgehead on the west bank of the Dnieper River. The jump was less than successful as the troopers were widely scattered across the bend landing on three previously unnoticed German divisions, including 10th Panzergrenadier. As day breaks, elements of the 5th Airborne are moving to their initial objectives. Meanwhile units of the 41st Infantry Regiment are tasked with eliminating the dispersed paratroopers.

Veliki Bukrin Bridgehead, Russia

The Battle of the Dnieper was a military campaign that took place in 1943 on the Eastern Front of World War II. It was one of the largest operations in World War II, involving almost 4,000,000 troops at a time stretched on a 1,400 kilometers (870 mi) long front. During its four-month duration, the eastern bank of the Dnieper was recovered from German forces by five of the Red Army's fronts, which conducted several assault river crossings to establish several lodgements on the western bank. Subsequently, Kiev was liberated in the Battle of Kiev.

Wikipedia: Battle of the Dnieper

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