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'Smolensk strategic defensive operation') was a battle during the second phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, in World War II. It was fought around the city of Smolensk between 10 July and 10 September 1941, about 400 km (250 mi) west of Moscow.
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Operation Barbarossa: Holding the Line at Smolensk. In Smolensk during the summer of 1941, the Soviet Red Army attempted to slow the juggernaut of Nazi Operation Barbarossa. This article appears in: January 2009.
Mar 4, 2019 · Stephen G. Fritz—. It is mid-September 1941. The unpredictable late summer weather in Russia has turned in Germany’s favor, as has the military situation. In late August, with the nightmarish and costly fighting near Smolensk finally concluded, Adolf Hitler has ordered German armored forces turned to the south where, in conjunction with ...
Jun 11, 2021 · Invasion of the Soviet Union, June 1941. On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland. By the end of the year, German troops had advanced hundreds of miles to the outskirts of Moscow. Soon after the invasion, mobile killing units began the mass murder of Soviet Jews.
Nov 1, 2014 · What did the Soviet citizens of Smolensk experience when the Nazis occupied their city for twenty-six months between 1941 and 1943? In this micro-history, Cohen examines the quotidian endurance and tribulations of those who remained trapped in the city (the population plunged from 156,000 before the war to about 30,000 at its conclusion).
- Patricia Herlihy
- 2014
The division's materiel was noted to be ‘completely worn out’ and widely dispersed meaning that ‘a massed Russian attack can hardly be held.’. In the early hours of 20 July the vigorous Soviet attack broke through the German line in multiple places, forcing an indignant Kluge to order the 19th Panzer Division back to the aid of the 14th ...
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May 15, 2013 · Despite destroying two Soviet armies and encircling the remnants near Smolensk, they were soon faced by seven newly-mobilized Soviet armies. Smolensk ultimately became the crucial turning point in Operation Barbarossa. This is the most thorough description of Smolensk ever assembled; a second volume is coming in 2011.
