Dry Ground

After the battle of Kursk and the lose of Kharkov, German forces withdrew towards the mighty Dnieper river. They believed that the river, though unfortified, would be enough to allow them to stabilize their lines. The Soviets however concentrated on …

1943-08-29

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After the battle of Kursk and the lose of Kharkov, German forces withdrew towards the mighty Dnieper river. They believed that the river, though unfortified, would be enough to allow them to stabilize their lines. The Soviets however concentrated on assaulting river crossings in order to cut off German retreats and establish strategic bridgeheads. With this in mind, the Soviet 60th army drives deep into German held territory. South of Chernobyl, thousands of Germans are driven over the Pripyat River. They cross westwards on anything that floats, while under continuous Soviet air and ground attacks. Remnants of a panzerjäger and an artillery company of the 169th grenadier regiment hold a strategic patch of high dry ground, desperately covering a hastily organized retreat over the river crossing. The Soviets attack with a vengeance, smelling blood. But they must be careful, because even though the Germans are exhausted and low on equipment, they are also well organized and desperate.

Chernobyl, Ukraine

The Battle of the Dnieper was a military campaign that took place in 1943 in Ukraine on the Eastern Front of World War II. One of the largest operations of the war, it involved almost 4,000,000 troops at a time stretched on a 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) front. Over four months, 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. Kiev was later liberated in the Battle of Kiev. The 2,438 Red Army soldiers awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union were the highest number ever awarded the honour.

Wikipedia: Battle of the Dnieper

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