1944 โŸถ Crimea Cleared of German Forces

The entirety of Crimea is under Soviet control. Many thousan...
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๐ŸŒ German Forces Reach Sevastopol, Stalled in Mud

German Army Group South forces reach Sevastopol in the Crimea, but the tanks of the "Northern" forces are slowed or stopped entirely by mud.โŸถ
German Forces Reach Sevastopol, Stalled in Mud (1941)
Eastern FrontSevastopolCrimeaGerman ArmyMilitaryMudSoviet UnionWar

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ German Forces Approach Stalingrad

Fighting increases as the Germans approach Stalingrad.โŸถ
Eastern FrontStalingradGerman OffensiveSoviet UnionCity SiegeTurning PointMilitary CampaignMajor Battles

๐Ÿ’ฅ German Forces in Stalingrad Collapse

German forces in Stalingrad are in the last phases of collapse.โŸถ
StalingradEastern FrontGerman DefeatSoviet UnionBattle of StalingradTurning PointMilitary OperationsWar of Attrition

๐Ÿ”„ Soviet Forces Capture and Lose Kharkov

Soviet Union reconquers Kharkov, but is later driven out in the Third Battle of Kharkov.โŸถ
Soviet Forces Capture and Lose Kharkov (1943)
Eastern FrontRussiaKharkovThird Battle of KharkovSoviet Unionmilitary campaignWWII

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Crimea Cleared of German Forces

The entirety of Crimea is under Soviet control. Many thousands of German and Romanian soldiers have been captured, but many thousands have been evacuated.โŸถ
CrimeaSoviet UnionEastern FrontGerman DefeatRomanian ArmyMilitary CampaignSoviet Advance

๐Ÿšฉ Soviet Forces Take Yalta, Liberating Most of Crimea

Soviet forces take Yalta; most of Crimea has been liberated.โŸถ
Soviet Forces Take Yalta, Liberating Most of Crimea (1944)
YaltaCrimeaSoviet UnionliberationEastern FrontmilitarywarfareoccupationRed Armyreconquest