The Battle for L'Vov July 1944

The Red Army's summer offensive of 1944 against Hitler's Wehrmacht was unprecedented in terms of its scale, scope, and strategic intent and impact. This study details how the Red Army accomplished this feat in the words of those individuals who planned and orchestrated the offensive.

List of Maps

viii

Editor's Foreword

xi

List of Abbreviations

xiv

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

1

(10)

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

11

(6)

Characteristics of area of combat operations

11

(2)

Characteristics of enemy's defenses

13

(1)

Enemy force grouping

13

(4)

Operational planning

17

(12)

Army missions

18

(2)

Missions of mobile formations

20

(2)

Operational formation of the front's forces

22

(3)

Employment of armored and mechanized forces

25

(1)

Correlation of forces and means (weaponry)

26

(3)

Operational support

29

(11)

Artillery support

29

(2)

Ranging (registration)

31

(1)

Ammunition expenditure

32

(1)

Air support

32

(3)

Engineer support

35

(1)

Materiel support

36

(4)

Preparation of the operation

40

(16)

Reconnaissance

40

(1)

Force regrouping

41

(2)

Artillery regrouping

43

(2)

Preparation of forces

45

(1)

Preparation of jumping-off positions (staging areas)

46

(1)

Organization of command and control and communications

47

(2)

Organization of wire communications

49

(1)

Organization of radio communications

50

(2)

Organization of mobile communications

52

(1)

Organization of cooperation

52

(4)

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

56

(11)

Combat operations of forward battalions

56

(2)

Penetration of tactical depth of the enemy's defense

58

(1)

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

59

(2)

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

(20)

Destruction of the enemy's Brody grouping

67

(3)

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

70

(3)

Capture of L'vov and Peremyshl'

73

(5)

Combat Operations in the Peremyshl' Region

78

(3)

Development of the offensive along Stanislav-Drogobych Axis

81

(6)

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

87

(21)

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

87

(5)

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

92

(2)

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

94

(2)

General results and conclusions

96

(12)

From General Staff Study No. 16, Ch. 4:

The 3d Guards Tank Army in the L'vov-Peremyshl' operation

108

(25)

Overall situation

108

(3)

Planning and preparation of operation

111

(4)

The 3d Guards Tank Army's combat operations

115

(13)

Results and conclusions

128

(5)

From General Staff Study No. 17, Ch. 2:

Encirclement and destruction of the German Brody Grouping, July 1944

133

(84)

Overall situation

133

(2)

Operational planning

135

(3)

Encirclement of German Brody grouping, 13-18 July

138

(6)

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

144

(2)

Summary and conclusions

146

(3)

Editor's Appendices:

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

149

(13)

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

162

(1)

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

163

(2)

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

165

(1)

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

166

(1)

6. Map supplement

167

(50)

Index

217

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