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Operation Gallop
	Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
Date	29 January – 18 February 1943
Location	Donets Basin
Result	Partial Soviet victory
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Erich von Manstein	Nikolai Vatutin
Strength
Initial strength 160,000 men; 160 tanks;	Initial strength 325,000 men; 362 tanks;

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Operation Gallop (Template:Lang-ru) was a Soviet Army operation on the Eastern Front of World War II during World War II. The operation was part of a series of counteroffensives after the encirclement of Stalingrad following the German Summer offensive in 1942. The Soviet High Command expected a collapse of the German frontline in Southern Russia / Northeast Ukraine and launched a number of counteroffensives to exploit the weak German situation. The operation was launched on 29 January in conjunction with Operation Star and aimed against Voroshilovgrad, Donetsk and then towards the Sea of Azov to cut off all German forces east of Donetsk. It was conducted by the Southwestern Front, commanded by Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin. The offensive was initially successful as the Soviets broke through the weak German lines. The Germans were pushed back to a line west of Voroshilovgrad.^[2]^[3]

In face of a total collapse in the south the German command arranged a number of reorganisations and created a new Army Group South out of the shattered forces of the old Army Group A, B and Don under the command of Erich von Manstein. The Soviet offensives, initially successful, ultimately outran their supply lines, and during a counteroffensive at Kharkov, the Germans were able to regain the momentum. The result would be a last German strategic offensive at Kursk.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Glantz 1991, p. 89.
^ ^a ^b Glantz (1995), pp. 143–147.
^ ^a ^b Nipe (2000), pp. 54–64, 67ff, 100.

Bibliography

Glantz, David M. (1991). From the Don to the Dnepr: Soviet Offensive Operations, December 1942 – August 1943. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-18130-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Glantz, David M. (1995). When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-70060-899-0.
Nipe, George M. Jr. (2000). Last Victory in Russia: The SS-Panzerkorps and Manstein's Kharkov Counteroffensive—February–March 1943. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-76431-186-7.

[FOOTNOTEGlantz199189-1] Glantz 1991, p. 89.

[g1437-2] Glantz (1995), pp. 143–147.

[N5464-3] Nipe (2000), pp. 54–64, 67ff, 100.

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-'''Operation Gallop''' ({{lang-ru|Операция «Скачок», [[romanization of Russian|romanised]]: ''Operatsiya "Skachok"''}}) was a [[Red Army|Soviet Army]] offensive in January 1943 on the [[Eastern Front of World War II]]. The operation was part of a series of counteroffensives after the encirclement of [[Battle of Stalingrad|Stalingrad]]. [[STAVKA|Soviet High Command]], expecting the collapse of the German frontline in Southern Russia and Northeast Ukraine, launched a series of counteroffensives to exploit the weak German situation. The operation was launched on 29 January in conjunction with [[Operation Star]] and aimed against [[Voroshilovgrad]], [[Donetsk]] and then towards the Sea of Azov to cut off all German forces east of Donetsk. It was led by the [[Southwestern Front (Soviet Union)|Southwestern Front]], commanded by [[Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin]]. The offensive was successful as the Soviets broke through and the Germans were pushed back to west of Voroshilovgrad.<ref name=g1437/><ref name=N5464/>
+'''Operation Gallop''' ({{lang-ru|Операция «Скачок», [[romanization of Russian|romanised]]: ''Operatsiya "Skachok"''}}) was a [[Red Army|Soviet Army]] operation on the [[Eastern Front of World War II]] during [[World War II]]. The operation was part of a series of counteroffensives after the encirclement of [[Battle of Stalingrad|Stalingrad]] following the [[Case Blue|German Summer offensive in 1942]]. The [[STAVKA|Soviet High Command]] expected a collapse of the German frontline in Southern Russia / Northeast Ukraine and launched a number of counteroffensives to exploit the weak German situation. The operation was launched on 29 January in conjunction with [[Operation Star]] and aimed against [[Voroshilovgrad]], [[Donetsk]] and then towards the Sea of Azov to cut off all German forces east of Donetsk. It  was conducted by the [[Southwestern Front (Soviet Union)|Southwestern Front]], commanded by [[Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin]]. The offensive was initially successful as the Soviets broke through the weak German lines. The Germans were pushed back to a line west of Voroshilovgrad.<ref name=g1437/><ref name=N5464/>
-In face of a total collapse in the south the Germans reorganized and created a new [[Army Group South]] out of the shattered forces of [[Army Group A]], [[Army Group B|B]] and [[Army Group Don|Don]], placed under the command of [[Erich von Manstein]]. The Soviet offensives ultimately outran their supply lines and during [[Third Battle of Kharkov| a counteroffensive at Kharkov]] the Germans were able to halt the progress.<ref name=g1437>Glantz (1995), pp. 143–147.</ref><ref name=N5464>Nipe (2000), pp. 54–64, 67ff, 100.</ref>
+In face of a total collapse in the south the German command arranged a number of reorganisations and created a new [[Army Group South]] out of the shattered forces of the old [[Army Group A]], [[Army Group B|B]] and [[Army Group Don|Don]] under the command of [[Erich von Manstein]]. The Soviet offensives, initially successful, ultimately outran their supply lines, and during [[Third Battle of Kharkov| a counteroffensive at Kharkov]], the Germans were able to regain the momentum. The result would be a last German [[Battle of Kursk|strategic offensive at Kursk]].<ref name=g1437>Glantz (1995), pp. 143–147.</ref><ref name=N5464>Nipe (2000), pp. 54–64, 67ff, 100.</ref>
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