The "Geschwader" played an instrumental role in the Battle of Kiev and Battle of Uman, in which the "Wehrmacht" effectively destroyed three Soviet armies, killing or capturing 600,000 soldiers. I./KG 55 was credited with the destruction of 58 railway cars, 675 trucks and 22 tanks in this battle alone. On 7 August, near, Dnepropetrovsk, a Soviet counter-attack pushed back the 1st Panzer Army from its Dnieper bridgehead. All available aircraft were sent to stop the attack. KG 54 and KG 51 were credited with the destruction of 148 motor vehicles and 94 tanks.