{"id":1144,"date":"2024-11-18T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:28:13","slug":"battle-of-kyiv-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/?p=1144","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Kyiv, 1943: Episode 61"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After crossing the Dnipro at Bukrin and getting bogged down by the panzers, the Red Army shifts focus northward to take the Ukrainian capital.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/8933019\/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KyivBattle1943.jpg?resize=600%2C833&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Warfare History <a href=\"https:\/\/Network.com\">Network.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Map 2: German war map of the Battle of Kyiv, 1943<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/battle-of-kiev-1943-German.jpeg?resize=640%2C436&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.466992665036675;width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/battle-of-kiev-1943-German.jpeg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/battle-of-kiev-1943-German.jpeg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/battle-of-kiev-1943-German.jpeg?resize=600%2C409&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note the crossing at Ljutesch, German spelling of Lyutizh (Ukrainian) or Liutezh (Russian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: &nbsp;Alchetron, the Free Social Encyclopedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Photo 1: Crossing the Dnipro<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=850%2C850&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/DayoshKiev_47wkkb.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, 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The sign reads, in Russian, &#8220;To Kiev!&#8221; The soldier in the foreground appears to be looking up at approaching aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Photo 2: Pavel Rybalko, commander of the Third Guards Tank Army<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pavel_Rybalko_2.jpg?resize=170%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7083333333333334;width:170px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Photo 3: Kirill Moskalenko, commander of the 38th Army during the second Battle of Kyiv<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/220px-Kirill_Moskalenko_01.jpg?resize=220%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.668693009118541;width:220px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/220px-Kirill_Moskalenko_01.jpg?w=220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/220px-Kirill_Moskalenko_01.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Photo 4: Kyiv after recapture by the Red Army<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?resize=640%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1153\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4962593516209477;width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?resize=850%2C568&amp;ssl=1 850w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?resize=600%2C401&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/beyondbarbarossa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kiev_Kreschatik_after_liberation_November_1943.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com\/e\/attack-on-stalingrad\/\">The attack on Stalingrad: Episode 31<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After crossing the Dnipro at Bukrin and getting bogged down by the panzers, the Red Army shifts focus northward to take the Ukrainian capital. Map 1: The Battle of Kyiv, 1943 Source: Warfare History Network.com&nbsp; Map 2: German war map of the Battle of Kyiv, 1943 Note the crossing at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40,1],"tags":[370,355,369,35,59,146,147,373,32,64,372,31,34,149,48,252,43,33,30],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-season-3","category-uncategorized","tag-babyn-yar","tag-dniepr","tag-dnipro-river","tag-eastern-front","tag-hitler","tag-kiev","tag-kyiv","tag-moskalenko","tag-nazi-germany","tag-red-army","tag-rybalko","tag-second-world-war","tag-soviet-union","tag-ss","tag-stalin","tag-stavka","tag-ukraine","tag-ussr","tag-world-war-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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