Operation Harpe

{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Operation Harpe | width = | partof = the Zemplen War | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = Syaran Myrmidon outside Kapsovar | date = 16 May - 18 July 2009 | place = Northern Ruvelka | coordinates = | map_type = | map_relief = | map_size = | map_marksize = | map_caption = | map_label = | territory = | result = See Aftermath | status = | combatants_header = | combatant1 = Ruvelka | combatant2 = Syara | commander1 = Edviná Molnár | commander2 = Dragomir Zhelev | units1 = Imperial Armed Forces of Ruvelka | units2 = [[Army Group Alpha] | strength1 = 725,000 troops | strength2 = 500,000 troops | casualties1 = 41,000 killed
104,000 wounded
85,000 captured | casualties2 = 33,000 killed
76,000 wounded
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Operation Harpe was a strategic offensive launched by the Syaran Commonality Armed Forces in May 2009 against Ruvelkan forces in northern Ruvelka. The Syarans hoped to utilize Army Group Alpha to break through Ruvelkan defenses between the major cities of Kapsovar and Kunhegyes, with the eventual goal of sealing off Ruvelka's northern coastline to foreign imports, crippling Ruvelka's ability to wage war.

Syaran Central Command devised the operation in light of heavy losses sustained during the Battle of Sagerejo, hoping that a focus pivot would enable Syaran forces to score a decisive victory over Ruvelka. Operation Harpe began on 16 May and after two weeks of heavy fighting the Syarans had breached Ruvelkan defenses along the Kapsovar-Kunhegyes Highway, capturing Harkány on 1 June. The Ruvelkan Imperial General Staff ordered a counter-attack with the 11th and 14th Armies, which succesfully stalled Syara's eastern advance. Unwilling to devote more forces eastward with significant Ruvelkans formations still in their rear echelon, Syaran forces refocused their efforts on encircling Ruvelkan troops in Kapsovar and Kunhegyes. Ruvelkan forces were unable to breakout of the encirclement and were forced to surrender, although some holdouts remained until August.

Despite the capture of two of Ruvelka's largest cities Harpe came at a heavy cost, with over 100,000 Syaran casualties. Ruvelkan losses amounted to 45,000 killed and 104,000 wounded. Operation Harpe was the last major strategic offensive of the war for Syara; Syaran reserves were beginning to run dry and the heavy losses sustained in the first six months of 2009 dissuaded the SCAF from further large scale operations until further reserves could be trained and deployed.