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Line 220: == Outcomes == The Battle of the Dnieper was another defeat for the ''Wehrmacht'' that required it to restabilize the front further west. The Red Army, which Hitler hoped to contain at the Dnieper, forced the ''Wehrmacht''{{'}}s defences. ~~Kyiv~~Kiev was recaptured and German troops lacked the forces to annihilate Soviet troops on the Lower Dnieper bridgeheads. The west bank was still in German hands for the most part, but both sides knew that it would not last for long. Additionally, the Battle of the Dnieper demonstrated the strength of the Soviet partisan movement. The "[[rail war]]" operation staged during September and October 1943 struck German logistics very hard, creating heavy supply issues.

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