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Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy
The Encirclement and Breakout of Army Group South, 1944
Primary Source Account of the WWII Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy
A Nazi commander who survived the Soviet victory provides a detailed account of the Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy. In 1943, the tide turned against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their summer offensive, Operation Citadel, failed. The Red Army's Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive pushed back Germany's Army Group South in a war of attrition. By October, Kiev was liberated, and the Soviets reached the Dnieper River in Ukraine.
After sudden attacks by the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts, the Soviets encircled six German divisions, totaling 60,000 soldiers, near the Dnieper River. A weeks-long battle ensued. A failed attempt led by Erich von Manstein to break into the pocket from outside occurred. The trapped German forces focused on escape, abandoning equipment and wounded soldiers, and rejoined surrounding panzer divisions.
Beginning with the German retreat to the Dnieper in 1943, Generalleutnant von Vormann chronicles the battle and describes the psychological effects of brutal combat. As one of the few primary source materials on the subject, this volume holds significant historical interest.
