Battle of Nikolayevka

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Battle of Nikolayevka
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
Alpini route toward Nikolaievka, from the Don river
Date January 13–26, 1943 (including prelude) Location Nikolayevka, Belgorod Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Result Axis breakout
Belligerents
Italy  Germany  Hungary	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Giulio Martinat † Luigi Reverberi	Nikolai Makovchuk
Strength
57,000[1]	6,000 infantry (plus Soviet partisans) [citation needed]
Casualties and losses
34,170 killed and 9,400 wounded[1]	1,000 dead and wounded [citation needed]

The Battle of Nikolayevka was the breakout of Italian forces in January 1943. The breakout involved the Alpine Army Corps of the Italian 8th Army near the village of Nikolayevka (now Livenka, Belgorod Oblast, in Russia).