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| partof = the [[EVFGWV|East Vierz Front]] of the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] | | partof = the [[EVFGWV|East Vierz Front]] of the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] | ||
| image = | | image = RIAN archive 602161 Center of Stalingrad after liberation.jpg | ||
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| caption = | | caption = Luepolan troops in a destroyed area of the city | ||
| date = 13 October 1944 – 4 May 1945<Br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=13|year1=1944|month2=05|day2=04|year2=1945}}) | | date = 13 October 1944 – 4 May 1945<Br>({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=13|year1=1944|month2=05|day2=04|year2=1945}}) | ||
| place = [[Kasenberg]], [[Lonzig]], [[Vierz Empire]] | | place = [[Kasenberg]], [[Lonzig]], [[Vierz Empire]] | ||
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| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|V PRL}} | | combatant1 = {{flagcountry|V PRL}} | ||
* {{flag|V VLA|name=Vierz Liberation Army}} | * {{nowrap|{{flag|V VLA|name=Vierz Liberation Army}}}} | ||
{{flagcountry|V SRV}} | {{flagcountry|V SRV}} | ||
| combatant2 = {{flag|Vierz Empire}}<br>{{flag|Savland}} | | combatant2 = {{flag|Vierz Empire}}<br>{{flag|Savland}} | ||
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|{{flagicon|V PRL}} [[Petăr Kraľević]] | |{{flagicon|V PRL}} [[Petăr Kraľević]] | ||
|{{flagicon|V SRV}} [[Yuri Kovalchuk]] | |{{flagicon|V SRV}} [[Yuri Kovalchuk]] | ||
|{{flagicon|V VLA}} [[Hans | |{{flagicon|V VLA}} [[Hans Friedmann]]}} | ||
| commander2 = {{Unbulleted list | | commander2 = {{Unbulleted list | ||
|{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Hermann Eschau]] | |{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Hermann Eschau]] | ||
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|{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Adrian Ullrich]] | |{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Adrian Ullrich]] | ||
|{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Marcus Jung]] | |{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Marcus Jung]] | ||
|{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Lukas Kohlberg]] | |{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Lukas von Kohlberg]] | ||
|{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Dennis Schiller]] | |{{flagicon|V KRV}} [[Dennis Schiller]] | ||
|{{flagicon|Savland}} [[Terje Elstad]]}} | |{{flagicon|Savland}} [[Terje Elstad]]}} | ||
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| strength1 = '''Total:'''<br>1,575,459 men<br>3,800 artillery pieces<br>1,400 tanks<br>800 aircraft | | strength1 = '''Total:'''<br>1,575,459 men<br>3,800 artillery pieces<br>1,400 tanks<br>800 aircraft | ||
| strength2 = '''Total:'''<br>1,678,385 men<br>3,100 artillery pieces<br> | | strength2 = '''Total:'''<br>1,678,385 men<br>3,100 artillery pieces<br>1,100 tanks<br>1,270 aircraft | ||
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| casualties1 = '''Total:''' 985,348<br>655,584 killed or missing<br>329,764 injured or sick | | casualties1 = '''Total:''' 985,348<br>655,584 killed or missing<br>329,764 injured or sick | ||
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The '''Battle of Kasenberg''' ({{wp|German language|Vierz}}: ''Schlacht um Kasenberg''; [[Luepolan language|Luepolan]]: ''Kasenbergska Bitva'') was a {{wp|Decisive victory|decisive}} battle in the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]], fought between the [[People's Republic of Luepola|Luepola]] and the [[Vierz Empire]] over the Vierz city of [[Kasenberg]] from October 1944 to May 1945. With the participation of over 3 million personnel | The '''Battle of Kasenberg''' ({{wp|German language|Vierz}}: ''Schlacht um Kasenberg''; [[Luepolan language|Luepolan]]: ''Kasenbergska Bitva'') was a {{wp|Decisive victory|decisive}} battle in the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]], fought between the [[People's Republic of Luepola|Luepola]] and the [[Vierz Empire]] over the Vierz city of [[Kasenberg]] from October 1944 to May 1945. With the participation of over 3 million personnel, 2 million military casualties, and over 50,000 civilian casualties, it remains both the largest and bloodiest battle in world history. | ||
The failure of [[Operation Magni]] in 1942 left much of Vierzland's southern flank vulnerable, but both Luepolan and Vierz forces focused their efforts on the [[Battle of Vyzinia]]. Luepola's failure to conquer Vyzinia led to it refocusing its efforts on conquering southern Vierzland with the aim of forcing a quick surrender. Luepolan forces launched Operation ________ in the summer of 1944, and reached the outskirts of [[Kasenberg]] in October. The Luepolan Air Force subjected the city to days of bombings in preparation for their invasion of the city. On the ground, the Luepolan [[Votanska Front (Luepola)|Votanska Front]] engaged the Vierz [[Army Group South (Vierzland)|Southern Army Group]] within the city limits, where the battle transformed into close quarters urban combat. | |||
For months, neither side gained a definite advantage, as both armies were generally just trading control of various parts of the city. The intervention of the [[Savland|Savic]] 2nd Army and the Vierz 5th Air Fleet helped turn the tide in favour of Vierzland, with Vierz aerial forces laying pervasive damage to Luepolan logistical networks. Luepolan forces became outmanned and outgunned, and were pushed out of the city borders in May 1945. Fighting continued in the outlying suburbs for weeks, but Luepolan forces were forced from the metropolitan area entirely by the end of the summer. | |||
Over 90% of the city was destroyed after almost seven months of fighting. Thousands of civilians were evacuated and became {{wp|Internally displaced person|internally displaced}} due to the destruction of their homes. Before the war, Kasenberg was the second-largest city in Vierzland; it fell to the fourth-largest as a result of the battle. | |||
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The Battle of Kasenberg (Vierz: Schlacht um Kasenberg; Luepolan: Kasenbergska Bitva) was a decisive battle in the Great War, fought between the Luepola and the Vierz Empire over the Vierz city of Kasenberg from October 1944 to May 1945. With the participation of over 3 million personnel, 2 million military casualties, and over 50,000 civilian casualties, it remains both the largest and bloodiest battle in world history.
The failure of Operation Magni in 1942 left much of Vierzland's southern flank vulnerable, but both Luepolan and Vierz forces focused their efforts on the Battle of Vyzinia. Luepola's failure to conquer Vyzinia led to it refocusing its efforts on conquering southern Vierzland with the aim of forcing a quick surrender. Luepolan forces launched Operation ________ in the summer of 1944, and reached the outskirts of Kasenberg in October. The Luepolan Air Force subjected the city to days of bombings in preparation for their invasion of the city. On the ground, the Luepolan Votanska Front engaged the Vierz Southern Army Group within the city limits, where the battle transformed into close quarters urban combat.
For months, neither side gained a definite advantage, as both armies were generally just trading control of various parts of the city. The intervention of the Savic 2nd Army and the Vierz 5th Air Fleet helped turn the tide in favour of Vierzland, with Vierz aerial forces laying pervasive damage to Luepolan logistical networks. Luepolan forces became outmanned and outgunned, and were pushed out of the city borders in May 1945. Fighting continued in the outlying suburbs for weeks, but Luepolan forces were forced from the metropolitan area entirely by the end of the summer.
Over 90% of the city was destroyed after almost seven months of fighting. Thousands of civilians were evacuated and became internally displaced due to the destruction of their homes. Before the war, Kasenberg was the second-largest city in Vierzland; it fell to the fourth-largest as a result of the battle.