Battle of the Dnieper

August 24 – December 23, 1943 · Dnieper

Result Soviet victory

The Red Army crossed the Dnieper River and freed Kyiv and much of left-bank Ukraine. It was one of the largest operations of the war, with very heavy losses on both sides.

Soviet Union

Nazi Germany

Strength and losses

Strength
2,633,000
Aircraft
2,850

Units

1st Belorussian Front 1st Ukrainian Front 2nd Ukrainian Front 4th Ukrainian Front Central Front 48th Army 4th Guards Army 52nd Army (Soviet Union) 53rd Army (Soviet Union) 5th Guards Army 60th Army (Soviet Union) 69th Army (Soviet Union) 70th Army (Soviet Union) Northwestern Operational Command 10th Tank Corps 29th Tank Corps 2nd Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) 9th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) 110th Guards Rifle Division 112th Rifle Division 113th Rifle Division 116th Rifle Division 118th Rifle Division 130th Rifle Division 132nd Rifle Division 138th Rifle Division 13th Guards Rifle Division 140th Rifle Division 141st Rifle Division 143rd Rifle Division 147th Rifle Division 14th Guards Rifle Division 151st Rifle Division 152nd Rifle Division 15th Guards Rifle Division 163rd Rifle Division 167th Rifle Division 169th Rifle Division 193rd Tank Division 195th Rifle Division 202nd Rifle Division 206th Rifle Division 211th Rifle Division 214th Rifle Division 218th Rifle Division 223rd Rifle Division 226th Rifle Division 228th Rifle Division 230th Rifle Division 232nd Rifle Division 233rd Rifle Division 236th Rifle Division 237th Rifle Division 240th Rifle Division 241st Rifle Division 243rd Rifle Division 244th Rifle Division 246th Rifle Division 248th Rifle Division 252nd Rifle Division 253rd Rifle Division 2nd Guards Airborne Division 301st Rifle Division 302nd Rifle Division 303rd Rifle Division 307th Rifle Division 309th Rifle Division 322nd Rifle Division 324th Rifle Division 328th Rifle Division 333rd Rifle Division 336th Rifle Division 337th Rifle Division 340th Rifle Division 348th Rifle Division 34th Guards Rifle Division 350th Rifle Division 353rd Rifle Division 354th Rifle Division 356th Rifle Division 35th Guards Rifle Division 362nd Rifle Division 36th Guards Rifle Division 373rd Rifle Division 375th Rifle Division 37th Guards Rifle Division 394th Rifle Division 395th Rifle Division 409th Rifle Division 40th Guards Rifle Division 413th Rifle Division 416th Rifle Division 41st Guards Rifle Division 46th Rocket Division 4th Guards Rifle Division 53rd Rifle Division 54th Guards Rifle Division 55th Rifle Division 58th Guards Rifle Division 5th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 60th Guards Rifle Division 61st Guards Rifle Division 62nd Guards Rifle Division 68th Guards Rifle Division 69th Guards Rifle Division 69th Rifle Division 70th Guards Rifle Division 71st Guards Rifle Division 73rd Guards Rifle Division 73rd Rifle Division 75th Guards Rifle Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division 78th Guards Rifle Division 81st Guards Rifle Division 82nd Guards Rifle Division 86th Guards Rifle Division 87th Guards Rifle Division 88th Guards Rifle Division 89th Guards Rifle Division 8th Guards Airborne Division 8th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 93rd Rifle Division (1942–1946) 95th Guards Rifle Division 96th Guards Rifle Division 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment 2nd Air Army

Also involved 3