✦ History

Part of Eastern Front (World War II)

First Jassy–Kishinev offensive

April 8 – June 6, 1944

Result Axis victory

Soviet forces attacked Axis defenders in northeastern Romania and Moldavia in spring 1944 but could not break through. The front stabilised until a larger Soviet offensive in the summer.

Overview Contemporaries

Axis powers

Allies of World War II

Kingdom of Romania
Germany
Soviet Union
Petre Dumitrescu military commander Otto Wöhler military commander
Rodion Malinovsky military commander Ivan Konev military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
300,000
Casualties
45,000
Strength
830,000
Casualties
150,000

Units

Army Group South Ukraine Fourth Army (Romania) Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland
108th Guards Rifle Division 109th Guards Rifle Division 110th Guards Rifle Division 113th Rifle Division 116th Rifle Division 118th Rifle Division 14th Guards Rifle Division 15th Guards Rifle Division 163rd Rifle Division 180th Rifle Division 195th Rifle Division 202nd Rifle Division 206th Rifle Division 214th Rifle Division 223rd Rifle Division 228th Rifle Division 230th Rifle Division 232nd Rifle Division 233rd Rifle Division 236th Rifle Division 240th Rifle Division 243rd Rifle Division 244th Rifle Division 248th Rifle Division 252nd Rifle Division 259th Rifle Division 301st Rifle Division 303rd Rifle Division 320th Rifle Division 333rd Rifle Division 337th Rifle Division 353rd Rifle Division 373rd Rifle Division 375th Rifle Division 394th Rifle Division 409th Rifle Division 40th Guards Rifle Division 416th Rifle Division 41st Guards Rifle Division 4th Guards Rifle Division 50th Rifle Division 60th Guards Rifle Division 61st Guards Rifle Division 62nd Guards Rifle Division 69th Guards Rifle Division 73rd Guards Rifle Division 78th Guards Rifle Division 81st Guards Rifle Division 82nd Guards Rifle Division 86th Guards Rifle Division 88th Guards Rifle Division 89th Guards Rifle Division 95th Guards Rifle Division

Battles 1