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1944 in Ukraine

  • First Jassy–Kishinev offensiveMarshal Ivan Konev commanded the 2nd Ukrainian Front during early March 1944. His forces began the Uman, Botoșani offensive operation on that date.
  • Dnieper–Carpathian offensiveThe Dnieper, Carpathian offensive began on the 24th of December 1943 and stretched until early May 1944. It involved almost 3,500,000 troops from both sides…
  • Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern GaliciaIn 1931, the Polish census recorded that Ukrainian language was spoken by 52% of inhabitants in Eastern Galicia and 68% in Volhynia.
  • Second Jassy–Kishinev offensiveThe Red Army had advanced past Romania's pre-war borders in the Uman, Botoșani offensive in early April 1944. By late April, German-Romanian allies managed…