1944 ⟶ Soviet Forces Take Kerch, Beginning Crimean Reconquest

Soviet forces take Kerch, beginning the reconquest of Crimea...
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1941
1944

⚔️ Beginning of the Yelna Offensive

Beginning of the Yelna Offensive by the Soviet Red Army on the Eastern Front.⟶
Beginning of the Yelna Offensive (1941)
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionGermanyMilitary OffensiveBattleRed ArmyOperationWarfare

⚓ Red Army Lands at Kerch, Crimea

Red Army and Navy amphibious forces land at Kerch, in Crimea; the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula will last through April.⟶
Red Army Lands at Kerch, Crimea (1941)
CrimeaAmphibious AssaultRed ArmyBlack SeaEastern FrontSoviet UnionKerch PeninsulaMilitary Operation

⚔️ Soviet Forces Take Kerch, Beginning Crimean Reconquest

Soviet forces take Kerch, beginning the reconquest of Crimea.⟶
Soviet Forces Take Kerch, Beginning Crimean Reconquest (1944)
KerchCrimeaSoviet UnionliberationEastern FrontmilitarywarfareoccupationRed Armyreconquest

🇷🇺 Red Army Attacks in Crimea, Germans Retreat

The Red Army attacks in an attempt to retake all of the Crimea, the Germans retreat westward to Sevastopol.⟶
CrimeaSoviet UnionRed ArmyGermanyEastern FrontoffensiveSevastopolretreatliberationwarfare

🛡️ Soviet Forces Enter Odessa

Soviet forces enter Odessa, Ukraine.⟶
Soviet Forces Enter Odessa (1944)
OdessaUkraineSoviet UnionliberationEastern FrontmilitarywarfareoccupationRed Army

🚩 Soviet Forces Take Yalta, Liberating Most of Crimea

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