Chapter 1789 Military Meeting(2/2)
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In this battle, 52,000 German soldiers died and 11,000 officers and soldiers were captured.
All the enemy's technical weapons and weapons and equipment were captured by our army.
Those who distinguished themselves during the battle were: Lieutenant General Trofimenko, Lieutenant General Sokov, troops commanded by Lieutenant General Koroteyev, cavalry commanded by Lieutenant General Selivanov, Rotmystro
The tank crews were commanded by the tank crews led by Lieutenant General Kirichenko, the tank crews commanded by Major General Polozkov, and the pilots commanded by Air Force Lieutenant General Goryunov.
To commemorate the victory, the regiments and units with outstanding achievements in the battle were awarded the title of "Korsun" and medals were awarded.
Today, at one o'clock in the morning on March 1, Moscow, the capital of our motherland, will fire a 20-gun salute with 224 guns in the name of the motherland to pay tribute to the heroic troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front who completed the annihilation of the besieged German troops.
In recognition of outstanding combat actions, awards were announced to all units of the 2nd Ukrainian Front that participated in the battle on the outskirts of Korsun, and to General Konev himself, who commanded the campaign to eliminate the encircled German troops.
The heroes who lost their lives in the struggle for the freedom and independence of our motherland shall be immortal!
Destroy the German invaders!
Supreme Commander: Soviet Generalissimo Stalin
Chapter completed!