1941German Forces Trap Red Army Forces in Smolensk Pocket and Capture Orel

German armies trap Red Army forces in Smolensk pocket and ta...
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💥 German Forces Trap Red Army Forces in Smolensk Pocket and Capture Orel

German armies trap Red Army forces in Smolensk pocket and take 300,000 soldiers; Orel is taken.
GermanyRussiaEastern FrontMilitarySmolenskOrelBattleWarfarePocket

🇩🇪 Germans Capture Smolensk

Germans take Smolensk.
GermanyRussiaEastern FrontMilitarySmolenskBattleWarfare

🛡️ Red Army Liberates Towns Near Moscow, Halting German Advance

Kamenka, Krasnaya Polyana, and Kriukovo, are liberated by the Red Army. The Germans are never again within artillery range of Moscow.
Red Army Liberates Towns Near Moscow, Halting German Advance (1941)
RussiaGermanyEastern FrontMoscowBattleKamenkaKrasnaya PolyanaKriukovoWarMilitary

🇷🇺 Red Army Attempt to Relieve Stalingrad

The Red Army makes an attempt to relieve Stalingrad at Kotelnikov.
StalingradEastern FrontSoviet UnionGermanyOffensiveKotelnikovBattleRussia

⚔️ German Advances Near Kharkov

German advances around Kharkov threaten earlier Red Army gains.
RussiaGermanyEastern FrontKharkovmilitarybattlewarSoviet Union

🇷🇺 Red Army Attacks German Forces in East Prussia

Red Army forces are attacking German forces in East Prussia.
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionGermanyEast PrussiaMilitary OffensiveBattleWarfare