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Part of Eastern Front (World War II)

Battle of the Sea of Azov

September 26 – October 11, 1941 · Sea of Azov

German and Romanian forces attacked on the northern shore of the Sea of Azov, trapping Soviet troops in a pocket. They destroyed or captured most of the Soviet 9th and 18th Armies.

On the map Contemporaries

Axis powers

Allies of World War II

Germany
Kingdom of Romania
Soviet Union
Erich von Manstein military commander Gerd von Rundstedt military commander Petre Dumitrescu military commander Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist military commander
Semyon Timoshenko military commander Yakov Cherevichenko military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
12,421
Killed
2,456
Wounded
9,699
Missing
266
Captured
106,332
Guns captured
772

Units

Army Group South 11th Army (Wehrmacht) 1st Panzer Army Third Army (Romania) LIV Army Corps XXX Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
18th Army (Soviet Union) 9th Army (Soviet Union) 130th Rifle Division 218th Rifle Division