The battle for L'vov, July 1944 : the Soviet General Staff study / translated and edited by David M. Glantz and Harold S. Orenstein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glantz, David M.

Orenstein, Harold S. (Harold Steven), 1948-

Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡. Generalʹnyĭ shtab.

Series:

Cass series on the Soviet (Russian) study of war 1462-0960 ; 13.

Cass series on the Soviet (Russian) study of war, 1462-0960 ; 13

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Ukraine--Lʹviv.

World War, 1939-1945.

Lʹviv (Ukraine)--History, Military.

Lʹviv (Ukraine).

Physical Description:

xiv, 231 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2002.

Language Note:

Translated from the Russian.

Contents:

Introduction: 1st Ukrainian Front's L'vov-Peremyshl' Operation 1

1. Overall situation in the 1st Ukrainian Front's offensive sector 11

Characteristics of area of combat operations 11

Characteristics of enemy's defenses 13

Enemy force grouping 13

2. Operational planning 17

Army missions 18

Missions of mobile formations 20

Operational formation of the front's forces 22

Employment of armored and mechanized forces 25

Correlation of forces and means (weaponry) 26

3. Operational support 29

Artillery support 29

Ranging (registration) 31

Ammunition expenditure 32

Air support 32

Engineer support 35

Materiel support 36

4. Preparation of the operation 40

Reconnaissance 40

Force regrouping 41

Artillery regrouping 43

Preparation of forces 45

Preparation of jumping-off positions (staging areas) 46

Organization of command and control and communications 47

Organization of wire communications 49

Organization of radio communications 50

Organization of mobile communications 52

Organization of cooperation 52

5. Combat operations of forward battalions: Penetration of tactical depth of the enemy's defense 56

Combat operations of forward battalions 56

Penetration of tactical depth of the enemy's defense 58

Penetration of the enemy's defense in 60th and 38th Armies' sectors 59

Introduction of mobile formations into penetration and encirclement of enemy's Brody grouping 61

6. Development of the offensive to the San and Vistula Rivers 67

Destruction of the enemy's Brody grouping 67

Arrival of the front's right flank at the San River 70

Capture of L'vov and Peremyshl' 73

Combat Operations in the Peremyshl' Region 78

Development of the offensive along Stanislav-Drogobych Axis 81

7. The 1st Ukrainian Front's combat operations, 28 July-18 August: Restoration of the Railroads 87

Forcing of the Vistula River and combat operations on the Sandomierz bridgehead 87

Combat operations of 4th Tank, 60th, and 38th Armies' forces 92

Restoration of the railroad lines during the L'vov-Peremyshl' operation 94

General results and conclusions 96

8. From General Staff Study No. 16, Ch. 4: The 3d Guards Tank Army in the L'vov-Peremyshl' operation 108

Overall situation 108

Planning and preparation of operation 111

The 3d Guards Tank Army's combat operations 115

9. From General Staff Study No. 17, Ch. 2: Encirclement and destruction of the German Brody Grouping, July 1944 133

Overall situation 133

Operational planning 135

Encirclement of German Brody grouping, 13-18 July 138

Destruction of the encircled German Brody Grouping, 19-22 July 144

1. Soviet order of battle and command cadre, 13 July 1944 149

2. 1st Ukrainian Front's strength at beginning of L'vov-Peremyshl' operation 162

3. 1st Ukrainian Front's armored strength at beginning of L'vov-Peremyshl' operation 163

4. 1st Ukrainian Front's strength and losses in L'vov-Sandomierz operation 165

5. 1st Ukrainian Front's equipment losses in L'vov-Sandomierz operation 166.

Notes:

Translation of Soviet General Staff study no. 22; also contains material from studies no. 16-17.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0714652016

OCLC:

48248904