The Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive ( ) was an offensive by the Red Army 's 3rd Ukrainian Front and elements of the 4th Ukrainian Front against the German 6th Army in the area of Nikopol and Krivoi Rog in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine between 30 January and .

The Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive ( ) was an offensive by the Red Army 's 3rd Ukrainian Front and elements of the 4th Ukrainian Front against the German 6th Army in the area of Nikopol and Krivoi Rog in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine between 30 January and .

In November and December , the 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Fronts conducted Action multiple unsuccessful attacks against the bridgehead , a salient centered Placing around the supply Supply base and rail junction of Apostolovo , and German troops in the Krivoi Rog area .

Following another failed attack Attack in mid-January , the Nikopol–Krivoy Rog Offensive was launched Military_operation by the 3rd Ukrainian Front to the north of the salient on 30 January , and elements of the 4th Ukrainian Front to the south of it joined Becoming_a_member in a day later .

The IV Army Corps launched Military_operation an unsuccessful counterattack Attack against Apostolovo around this time , resulting in a temporary Soviet pause in order to prepare GetReady for the advance against Krivoi Rog , in the northwest portion of the salient .