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BATTLE // July 15, 1941

Battle of Uman

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Overview

The Battle of Uman was the World War II German offensive in Uman, Ukraine against the 6th and 12th Soviet Armies. In a three-week period, the Wehrmacht encircled and annihilated the two Soviet armies.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Uman resulted in the encirclement and destruction of the Soviet 6th and 12th Armies by Wehrmacht forces within approximately three weeks. With roughly 203,000 Soviet casualties against German losses of around 20,853, the engagement represented a severe disparity in attrition and eliminated two entire field armies from the Soviet order of battle in Ukraine. The operation, conducted under Army Group South with commanders including von Rundstedt, von Kleist, and von Stülpnagel on the German side, demonstrated the early German capacity to execute large-scale encirclement on the Eastern Front. The loss of these forces weakened Soviet defensive depth in Ukraine at a critical stage of the 1941 campaign, reducing the ability of commanders Budyonny, Kirponos, and Tyulenev to contest further German advances into the region.

Tactics

The overview states that the Wehrmacht and annihilated the two Soviet armies over a three-week period but does not describe the specific maneuvers, terrain use, or dispositions employed. Tactical detail cannot be provided from the supplied source.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Germany400,000
    medium
  • Soviet Union300,000
    medium

Germany fielded a 1.3 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Germany20,853
    medium5% loss rate
  • Soviet Union203,000
    medium68% loss rate
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Commanders (6)

Germany

Soviet Union

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