The First Battle of Kiev occurred in 1941 and it was part of Operation Barbarossa. The battle began on August 23, 1941 and ended on September 26, 1941 resulting in a German victory. During the battle, the largest encirclement of soldiers in all of history occurred. Over 660,000 Soviet troops were surrounded by the German forces. This forced the Soviets to practically rebuild a large part of their army anew. While successful in dealing a huge blow to the Red Army, many German commanders argued after the war that the transfer of resource into the fighting around Kiev proved critical in delaying Operation Typhoon a month after it 'should' have launched.
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