Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive
| Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
Gains in the south after the Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fedor von Bock |
Rodion Malinovsky Fyodor Kostenko | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Army Group South | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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25,000 (Russian estimate) | Unknown | ||||||
The Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European Theatre of World War II; it took place between 18 and 31 January 1942. The Red Army advanced 90–100 kilometres (56–62 mi) and destroyed 3 German divisions (298th, 68 and 257th Infantry Divisions). According to Soviet data, Nazi Germany lost 25,000 soldiers. According to German sources, some 5,000 soldiers were lost.