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The siege of Odessa, known to the Soviets as the defence of Odessa, lasted from 8 August until 16 October 1941, during the early phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
- Odessa region, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Odessa Offensive Soviet order of battle. The following Soviet units fought in the Odessa Offensive between 26 March and 30 April 1944. For the offensive, the 3rd Ukrainian Front included 57 rifle and three cavalry divisions, a tank corps and a mechanized corps. According to a postwar history, these totaled 470,000 men, 12,678 guns and mortars ...
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Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Part of the Crimean campaign during the Eastern Front of World War II. Sevastopol harbour after the battle (July 1942) Date. 30 October 1941 – 4 July 1942. (8 months and 4 days) Location. Sevastopol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. 44°36′17″N 33°32′28″E.
- Axis victory
Эмблема СС. ODESSA (нем. «Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen», «Организация бывших членов СС») — название, часто употребляющееся для обозначения международной нацистской организации-сети, основанной после Второй мировой войны ...
The 4th Corps defeated the enemy at Oktyabry and along the Razdelnaia - Odessa railway and reached by 1130 hours the alignment 5 km west of Gnileakovo - 2 km east of Oktyabry - 1 km east of Vazhniy. 150 Soviet POWs were taken and 5 tanks destroyed. At the 11th Corps, the 14th Infantry Division penetrated 1 km east of Petersthal.
The port facilities of Odessa, Ukraine was struck by He 111 bombers of German Luftwaffe KG 27; the pilots reported overwhelming success in terms of Soviet shipping destroyed. Out at sea, Two Romanian torpedo boats, NMS Viscolul and NMS Vijelia, damaged a Soviet destroyer south of Odessa. 20 Aug 1941 : German Eleventh Army captured Kherson, Ukraine.
Aug 24, 2010 · N. Krylov "Glory Eternal Defence of Odessa 1941 (Russian: "Ne Pomerknet Nikogda: Oborona Odessy")" 293 pages John Prados "Odessa: Tobruk on the Black Sea" Command Magazine #6 German Friedrich Forstmeier "Odessa 1941" 139 pages *my most favorite book on "Siege of Odessa" Russian
