1942 ⟶ Case Blue Launched
Case Blue, the German plan to capture Stalingrad and the Sov...
Year
1941
1942
1943
🇷🇺 Red Army Counter-Attacks Near Leningrad
The Red Army starts a counter-attack against the Wehrmacht near Leningrad.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionLeningradMilitary OffensiveWehrmachtCounterattackSiege
💥 Case Blue Launched
Case Blue, the German plan to capture Stalingrad and the Soviet Union oil fields in the Caucasus, begins. Generally, forces are shifted to the South.⟶
Eastern FrontOperation Case BlueStalingradCaucasusSoviet UnionOil FieldsMilitary OffensiveWehrmacht
🇷🇺 Operation Uranus Launched
At Stalingrad the Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch Operation Uranus aimed at encircling the Germans in the city and thus turning the tide of battle in the USSR's favor.⟶
StalingradOperation UranusSoviet UnionEastern FrontEncirclementGeorgy ZhukovTurning PointWorld War II
⚔️ Soviet Offensive Launched on Stalingrad and in the North and Caucasus
Soviet troops launch an all-out offensive attack on Stalingrad; they also renew attacks in the north (Leningrad) and in the Caucasus.⟶
Eastern FrontStalingradSoviet OffensiveGerman DefeatCaucasusLeningradMilitary CampaignRussia
🇷🇺 Red Army Advances in Caucasus
Red Army armies have more victories in the Caucasus.⟶
CaucasusRed ArmyEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary OffensiveWorld War IIGermany
💥 German Forces in Stalingrad Collapse
German forces in Stalingrad are in the last phases of collapse.⟶
StalingradEastern FrontGerman DefeatSoviet UnionBattle of StalingradTurning PointMilitary OperationsWar of Attrition