In March the Red Army once again resumed operations against the 2nd Parachute Division.[39] By the last week of the month the Red Army had forced the paras across the River Bug where they would establish defensive positions on the opposite bank.[39] By May the Red Army forced the Fallschirmjäger back to the River Dniester.[39] The Fallschirmjäger had been decimated by the fighting and by the end of the month the division was transferred back to Germany for refitting.[43]