The Battle of the Dnepr by Harrison Richard W.;

Author:Harrison, Richard W.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / Military / World War II
Publisher: Helion & Company, Limited
Published: 2018-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

1Editor’s note. Georgii Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896-1974) joined the Russian imperial army in 1915 and the Red Army in 1918. He defeated the Japanese at the Khalkhin-Gol River in 1939 and at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War was Red Army chief of staff. During the war he commanded a number of fronts and also served as deputy supreme commander-in-chief, immediately under Stalin. The dictator turned against him in 1946 and Zhukov returned to power only after his death. Zhukov was appointed defense minister in 1955, but was dismissed two years later by Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev.

2Editor’s note. Ivan Stepanovich Konev (1897-1973) joined the Russian imperial army in 1916 and the Red Army in 1918. During the Great Patriotic War he commanded an army and a number of fronts, including the Steppe Front during the Battle of Kursk. Following the war, Konev was the commander-in-chief of the Central Group of Forces, the USSR Ground Forces and commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Pact Forces.

3Editor’s note. Aleksei Innokent’evich Antonov (1896-1962) served as a junior officer in the Russian imperial army during World War I. He joined the Red Army in 1918 and took part in the civil war. During the Great Patriotic War he served in various front-line staff assignments, before being appointed chief of the General Staff’s operational directorate in 1942 and deputy chief of staff the following year. Antonov was appointed chief of the General Staff in 1945, although he held that post for less than a year. Following the war, Antonov commanded a military district and served as chief of staff of the Warsaw Pact forces.

4Editor’s note. Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovskii (1906-45) joined the Red Army in 1924 and served in various command capacities before the war. During the Great Patriotic War he advanced from the command of a division to that of a corps and army, and in 1944 was appointed to command the Third Belorussian Front. He was killed during the East Prussian operation in February 1945.

5Editor’s note. Nikandr Yevlampievich Chibisov (1892-1959) joined the Russian imperial army in 1913 and the Red Army in 1918. During the Great Patriotic War he commanded a military district, a front and a number of armies, including the 38th Army during the Battle of Kursk. Following the war, Chibisov headed the Frunze Military Academy and was deputy military district commander.

6This corps’ 74th Division, which was defending along the right bank of the Irpen’ River north of Moshchun, was to be subordinated to the commander of the 23rd Rifle Corps on the first day of the offensive.

7253rd, 16th, 1st, 42nd Guards, 237th and 337th rifle divisions.

8241st, 147th, 100th, and 38th rifle divisions.

9155th and 206th rifle divisions.

10248th Rifle Brigade, 226th and 112th rifle divisions, and the 150th Tank Brigade.

1175th Guards, 121st and 141st rifle divisions and the 59th Tank Regiment.

12322nd Rifle and 3rd Guards Airborne divisions.

13163rd, 232nd and 167th rifle divisions and the 39th Tank Regiment.

14136th, 240th and 180th rifle divisions.

15Editor’s note. Shturmovik was the popular name for the Il-2 dive bomber, which first entered service in 1941 and quickly became one of the most popular aircraft of the war.

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