Siege of Odessa

August 8 – October 16, 1941 · Odesa

Result Axis victory

Romanian forces with German support besieged the Soviet port of Odessa. After more than two months the Soviets evacuated their troops by sea, and the Romanians took the city.

On the map Contemporaries

Axis

Allies

Kingdom of Romania

Germany

Soviet Union

Erich von Manstein military commander

Ion Antonescu military commander

Nicolae Ciupercă military commander

Filipp Oktyabrsky military commander

Ivan Yefimovich Petrov military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties: 92,545
Deaths: 17,729
Wounded: 63,345
Missing: 11,471
Tanks lost: 19
Aircraft lost: 20
Guns lost: 90

Casualties: 60,000
Guns: 240

Units

11th Army (Wehrmacht) Fourth Army (Romania) 170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

9th Army (Soviet Union) Separate Coastal Army 157th Rifle Division 25th Rifle Division 76th Guards Air Assault Division