. "90 artillery pieces" . "160,000 men (initially)" . . . "120,000+ men (total)" . "20 aircraft" . "340,223 men (total)" . . . "63,345 wounded" . "240 artillery pieces" . . . "11,471 missing" . . "The Siege of Odessa also known as the Defence of Odessa was part of the Eastern Front theatre of World War II in 1941. The campaign was fought by the Axis powers of Germany and Romania against the Soviet Union for control of Odessa, a port on the Black Sea. On 22 June 1941 the Axis invaded the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa.It was primarily conducted by the Romanian 4th Army (Armata a 4-a) and elements of the German 11th Army (11. Armee)."@en . "34,500 men (initial)" . . . . "Siege of Odessa"@en . "Pyrrhic Axis victory" . "19 tanks" . "Germany" . "1941-10-16Z"^^ . . "17,729 dead" . . "Romania" . "92,545 overall" . .