The Battle of

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was fought during

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between the

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'' and the

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. Historian

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described it as part of a failed Soviet offensive in Romania, and considered it a reaction to the Soviet defeat at the

First Battle of Târgu Frumos The First Battle of Târgu Frumos was fought during World War II between Axis powers commanded by Otto Wöhler and Soviet forces led by Ivan Konev. Historian David Glantz has described it as part of a failed Soviet invasion of Romania, while Rus ...

. While according to the Soviet account, the Red Army successfully repelled a German counter-stroke, according to German accounts, the Germans managed to drive the attacking Soviets back to the positions they held before the battle.

Aftermath

The region was still in

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hands. Several months later, it was captured by the

in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, from 21–23 August 1944.

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* Battles involving the Soviet Union Military history of Romania during World War II Romania–Soviet Union relations Battles of World War II involving Germany Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War April 1944 events {{WWII-battle-stub