Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive

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| partof = the Eastern Front of World War II

| place = Ostrogozhsk, Rossosh

| date = 13 January 1943Some sources give January 12 as the start of the operation. On this day the combat reconnaissance ("probing") was carried out by Soviet advance guard troops. The major Soviet forces were put into action on the next day. – 27 January 1943

| coordinates = {{coord|50|42|N|39|25|E|display=inline,title}}

| result = Soviet victory

| combatant1 = {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hungary (1920-46)}}
{{flagcountry|Fascist Italy (1922-1943)}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|Soviet Union|1936}}

| commander1 = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary (1920-46)}} Gusztáv Jány
{{flagicon|Fascist Italy (1922-1943)}} Italo Gariboldi

| commander2 = {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} Filipp Golikov
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} Pavel Rybalko

| units1 = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Hungary (1920-46)}} 2nd Army
{{flagicon|Fascist Italy (1922-1943)}} 8th Army

| units2 = {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} 6th Army
{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} 3rd Tank Army

| strength1 = 260,000

| strength2 = Unknown

| casualties2 = 33,000 killed or wounded

|casualties1 = 52,000 dead, 71,000 captured Н.Шефов. Битвы России. АСТ Москва 2002. с 402

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{{Campaignbox Axis-Soviet War}}

The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive ({{langx|ru|Острогожско-Россошанская операция}}) was an offensive of the Voronezh Front on the Eastern Front of World War II against the Hungarian 2nd Army and parts of the Italian 8th Army as part of the Voronezh–Kharkov offensive.

The offensive came after Operation Little Saturn, made in support of the Stalingrad encirclement. The offensive was supported from the south by the right flank of the Soviet 6th Army and the 3rd Tank Army of Pavel Rybalko.