Battle of Petrikowka

Battle of Petrikowka
	Part of Eastern Front of World War II
	; Italian CCNN troops during Operation Barbarossa
Date	27–30 September 1941
Location	Petrykivka, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Result	Italian victory
Belligerents
Italy; Supported by:; Germany	Soviet Union; Supported by:; United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Giovanni Messe	Ivan Galanin
Strength
3 divisions; 3rd Cavalry Division; 9th Infantry Division; 52nd Infantry Division; ;	5 divisions; 47th Tank Division; ;
Casualties and losses
	Unspecified killed and 10,000 Soviet prisoners

The Battle of Petrikowka fought between 27 and 30 September 1941, during World War II. Fought between Italian and Soviet forces.^[1]

Battle

In late September 1941, during the German plan to encircle Soviet forces near Petrikowka, the Italian Expeditionary Corps under General Giovanni Messe took part in the attack. The Torino Division advanced from the southeast and the Pasubio Division from the northeast.^[2] On 28 September, the Torino Division fought through strong Soviet resistance and minefields, breaking the lines near Petrikowka. The next day, both Italian divisions continued their advance, met in Petrikowka, and trapped Soviet troops. The Duca d’Aosta Division crossed the Dnieper River to help clear the pocket. By the end of the battle, the Italians had lost 291 men but captured about 10,000 Soviet soldiers and large amounts of weapons and supplies.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Jowett, Philip (2001-05-25). The Italian Army 1940–45 (3): Italy 1943–45. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-85532-866-2.
↑ “Le” operazioni delle unità italiane al fronte russo (in Italian). Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito, Ufficio storico. 1977. pp. 97–102.
↑ Pierluigi Romeo di Colloredo, "Croce di ghiaccio", Genoa,. 2010. p. 20.
↑ Leonardo Malatesta, "Storia della legione Tagliamento, Dalla fondazione alla guerra di Russia", vol 1.

[1] Jowett, Philip (2001-05-25). The Italian Army 1940–45 (3): Italy 1943–45. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-85532-866-2.

[2] “Le” operazioni delle unità italiane al fronte russo (in Italian). Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito, Ufficio storico. 1977. pp. 97–102.

[3] Pierluigi Romeo di Colloredo, "Croce di ghiaccio", Genoa,. 2010. p. 20.

[4] Leonardo Malatesta, "Storia della legione Tagliamento, Dalla fondazione alla guerra di Russia", vol 1.

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