During the Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket the Russian Red Army tried to eradicate the encircled German forces. The Germans tried a breakthrough in order to escape encirclement, which resulted in heavy casualties. The battle was part of a larger offensive directed against the German forces in Ukraine. The aim of the offensive was for the Red Army to push the Germans out of Ukraine.
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