Battle of Lypovec

Battle of Lypovec
Part of Operation Barbarossa of World War II
Date22 July 1941
Location
Result Slovak victory
Belligerents
Slovakia Soviet Union Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Rudolf Pilfousek Soviet Union Semyon Tkachenko
Units involved
Mobile Brigade 44th Rifle Division
Strength
c. 5,000 soldiers
43 tanks
123 artillery pieces
c. 15 000 soldiers
unknown number of tanks and artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
75 killed
167 wounded
2 POWs
17 MIA
5 tanks destroyed
1 armored car destroyed
7 tanks damaged
2 armored car damaged
600 killed
1,000 wounded

The Battle of Lypovec was an armed clash fought between the Slovak Mobile Brigade (Slovenská rýchla brigáda) and troops of the Red Army on 22 July 1941 in the set of Operation Barbarossa. It was the first battle of Slovakia with the Red Army.