Battle of Uman

Battle of Uman
Part of the Operation Barbarossa and Eastern Front of World War II

The eastern front at the time of the Battle of Uman.
Date15 July–8 August 1941
Location
Result Axis victory
Belligerents
 Germany
Romania
 Hungary
Slovakia
 Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Gerd von Rundstedt
Nazi Germany C.H. von Stülpnagel
Nazi Germany Ewald von Kleist
Soviet Union Semyon Budyonny
Soviet Union Mikhail Kirponos
Soviet Union Ivan Tyulenev
Units involved
Nazi Germany 6th Army
Nazi Germany 17th Army
Nazi Germany 1st Panzer Group
Soviet Union 6th Army
Soviet Union 12th Army
Soviet Union 26th Army
Soviet Union 18th Army
Strength
400,000
600 tanks
300,000
317 tanks
Casualties and losses
Total: 20,853[a]
Killed: 4,610
Wounded: 15,458
Captured or missing: 785
Total: 203,000
Killed or wounded: 100,000
Captured: 103,000
Captured or destroyed: 317 tanks

The Battle of Uman (15 July – 8 August 1941) 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.

The battle occurred during the Kiev defensive operation between the elements of the Red Army's Southwestern Front, retreating from the Lwow salient, and German Army Group South, commanded by Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, as part of Operation Barbarossa.

The Soviet forces were under overall command of the Southwestern Direction, commanded by Marshal Semyon Budyonny, which included the Southwestern Front commanded by Colonel General Mikhail Kirponos and Southern Front commanded by General Ivan Tyulenev. The 6th army was commanded by Lieutenant General I. N. Muzychenko and the 12th army by Major General P. G. Ponedelin.


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