1942 ⟶ German Advance on Rostov-on-Don
The Germans drive toward Rostov-on-Don.Year
1941
1942
🛡️ Germans Advance on Moscow
The Germans drive on Moscow.⟶
Eastern FrontMoscowGerman OffensiveBattle of MoscowMilitary StrategyWarSoviet Union
🇷🇺 Germans Advance on Moscow
The Germans drive on Moscow.⟶
Eastern FrontMoscowOperation BarbarossaGerman AdvanceSoviet UnionBattle of MoscowAxis PowersWar of Attrition
🚩 Germans Capture Rostov-on-Don
Battle of Rostov – Rostov-on-Don, an important hub on the southern front, is taken by the Germans.⟶

Eastern FrontRostov-on-DonGerman AdvanceSoviet UnionSouthern FrontAxis PowersStrategic CityBattle
🇩🇪 German Advance on Rostov-on-Don
The Germans drive toward Rostov-on-Don.⟶

Eastern FrontOperation BarbarossaSoviet UnionWehrmachtMilitary CampaignSouthern RussiaRostov
⚔️ German Advances Encircle Red Army Armies Near Kharkov
Huge German successes around Kharkov, with envelopment of several Red Army armies.⟶
Eastern FrontGerman OffensiveSoviet UnionKharkovEncirclementOperation BarbarossaMilitary CampaignWehrmachtRed Army
🇷🇺 Germans Capture Rostov-on-Don
Germans take Rostov-on-the-Don; the Red Army is in a general retreat along the Don River.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionGerman OffensiveRostovDon RiverMilitary Operations1942