Battle of Podu Iloaiei

Battle of Podu Iloaiei
Date 12 April 1944 Location Podu Iloaiei, Iași County, Romania Result Disputed[1]
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Maximilian von Edelsheim	Ivan Konev Semen Bogdanov
Strength
1 Panzer Division[2]	2 Tank Corps 2 Rifle Divisions[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown[nb 1]	Unknown

Soviet Advances from 2 December 1943 to 30 April 1944

The Battle of Podu Iloaiei was fought during World War II between the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army. Historian David Glantz described it as part of a failed Soviet offensive in Romania, and considered it a reaction to the Soviet defeat at the First Battle of Târgu Frumos.[2] While according to the Soviet account, the Red Army successfully repelled a German counter-stroke, according to German accounts, the Germans managed to drive the attacking Soviets back to the positions they held before the battle.[1]

Aftermath

The region was still in Axis hands. Several months later, it was captured by the Red Army in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, from 21–23 August 1944.

Further information: Second Battle of Târgu Frumos

Notes

Explanatory notes

1. The total German Eighth Army casualties for the period between 8–23 April are reported by the Soviets as 60,000 and 20,000 were taken prisoners.[3]

Footnotes

1. Glantz, p. 70.
2. Glantz, p. 69.
3. Glantz, p. 102.

References

• Glantz, David M. (2007). Red Storm Over the Balkans: The Failed Soviet Invasion of Romania. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-1465-3. OCLC 70149277.