Northern Eurasia 1944: Lower Dnieper Offensive
8 January 1944
8 Jan 1944
The Great Patriotic War: Germany at Bay
1816–1914 Late Tsarist Russia
1914–1918 The Great War and the Revolution
1918–1921 The Russian Civil War: The White Phase
1921–1927 The Russian Civil War: The Green Phase
1927–1941 The Soviet Union under Stalin
1941–1943 The Great Patriotic War: Germany Invades
1943–1945 The Great Patriotic War: Germany at Bay
1945–1991 Soviet Superpower
1991–pres Successors of the Soviet Union
Lower Dnieper Offensive
After its victories at Stalingrad and Kursk, the Soviet Red Army had the Germans on the run. In an attempt to hold the front, Hitler ordered the construction of the "East Wall" defensive line. This was not enough and the Soviets broke through before the line could be completed.
