Battle of Kiev
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The Battle of Kiev may refer to one of two battles of World War II:
Kiev was besieged on numerous occasions, the most notable being:
Other battles for Kiev include:
- Battle of Kiev (1941)Battle of Kiev (1941)The Battle of Kiev was the German name for the operation that resulted in a very large encirclement of Soviet troops in the vicinity of Kiev during World War II. It is considered the largest encirclement of troops in history. The operation ran from 23 August – 26 September 1941 as part of Operation...
, when two German Panzer Groups encircled a Soviet army in the city - Battle of Kiev (1943)Battle of Kiev (1943)The 1943 Battle of Kiev describes three strategic operations by the Soviet Red Army, and one operational counterattack by the Wehrmacht which took place in the wake of the failed German offensive at Kursk during World War II...
, when the city was liberated by the Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front
Kiev was besieged on numerous occasions, the most notable being:
- Siege of Kiev (968)Siege of Kiev (968)The siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs in 968 is documented in the Primary Chronicle, whose account freely mixes historical details with folklore....
by the Pechenegs - Sack of Kiev (1169) by the Suzdalians
- Sack of Kiev (1240) by the Mongols under Batu KhanBatu KhanBatu Khan was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Ulus of Jochi , the sub-khanate of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus was the chief state of the Golden Horde , which ruled Rus and the Caucasus for around 250 years, after also destroying the armies...
Other battles for Kiev include:
- Three Polish Kiev Expeditions:
- Kiev Expedition (1013) - almost nothing is known about it, but for its background see prelude in the 1018 expedition article
- Kiev Expedition (1018)
- Kiev Expedition (1069)
- Battle on the Irpen' RiverBattle on the Irpen' RiverThe Battle on the Irpin River occurred in early 1320s between the armies of Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Prince Stanislav of Kiev, allied with Oleg of Pereyaslavl' and Roman of Bryansk. On the small Irpin River about south west of Kiev, Gediminas resoundingly defeated Stanislav and...
(1331) - Kiev Offensive (1917–1918) during the Ukrainian–Soviet War
- Kiev Offensive (January 1919) during the Ukrainian–Soviet War
- Kiev Offensive (December 1919) during the Ukrainian–Soviet War
- Kiev Offensive (1920) during the Polish–Soviet War