Operation Magni

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Operation Magni
Part of the East Vierz Front of the Great War
Trzej żołnierze piechoty niemieckiej na polnej drodze na froncie wschodnim (2-1012).jpg
Vierz soldiers in the opening days of the operation
Date10 April – 5 November 1942
(6 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
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
Vierz Empire Hermann Eschau
Vierz Empire Gerold von Uppitz
Vierz Empire Helmut Bergmann
People's Republic of Luepola Anton Marusić
Units involved

Vierz Empire Army Group South

Vierz Empire Army Group East

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, after the latter's invasion of Zacotia on 8 April.