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Battle of Kiev (1941)

1941 – September 26, 1941 · Kyiv

Part of Eastern Front (World War II), Operation Barbarossa

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German forces encircled a large Soviet army group east of Kiev. Over half a million Soviet soldiers were killed or captured.

Sides

Axis

Germany
Gerd von Rundstedt military commander Eberhard von Mackensen military commander

Allies

Soviet Union
Semyon Timoshenko military commander Semyon Budyonny military commander