Although Romanian units were able to repel the first attacks, by the end of 20 November the Third and Fourth Romanian armies were in headlong retreat, as the Red Army bypassed several German infantry divisions.
Selv om de rumænske enheder kunne afvise de første angreb, var den 3. og 4. rumænske armé ved udgangen af den 20. november i fuldt tilbagetog, da den Røde hær omgik flere tyske infanteridivisioner.