Operation Magni

Operation Magni
Part of the East Vierz Front of the Great War
Vierz soldiers in the opening days of the operation
Date 10 April – 5 November 1942 (6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) Location Luepola Result Vierz strategic failure Beginning of the East Vierz Front Entry of Apelia into the war Vierzland unable to swiftly defeat Luepola Initiation of successful Luepolan counteroffensives in early 1943
Belligerents
Vierz Empire	Luepola
Commanders and leaders
Hermann Eschau Gerold von Uppitz Helmut Bergmann	Anton Marusić
Units involved
Army Group South 3rd Army 4th Army 9th Army 10th Army 11th Army Army Group East 1st Army 2nd Army 12th Army 13th Army 2nd Tank Army
Strength
Frontline strength (initial): 2.3 million men 2,900 tanks 4,000 aircraft	Frontline strength (initial):
Casualties and losses
Total military casualties: 850,000

Operation Magni (Vierz: Unternehmen Magni) was the code name for the Vierz invasion of Luepola. The operation began on 10 April 1942 after Vierzland's declaration on war against Luepola on 9 April.