1943 ⟶ Soviet Offensive Launched on Stalingrad and in the North and Caucasus
Soviet troops launch an all-out offensive attack on Stalingr...
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1942
1943
1944
📜 Hitler Issues Directive 41 for Summer Offensive in Russia
Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 41, outlining his plans for the coming summer offensive in Russia. The main offensive is directed to seize the Russian oil fields in the Caucasus; a secondary thrust is to capture Stalingrad and protect the flank of the main advance.⟶
Eastern FrontOperation BlueSummer OffensiveCaucasusStalingradMilitary StrategyGerman StrategyRussia
🇷🇺 Soviet Offensive Stalls North of Kharkov
In the salient north of Kharkov, Russian 28th and 57th Armies are having trouble making progress against General Paulus's (German) 6th Army.⟶
Eastern FrontKharkovSoviet OffensiveGerman ArmyMilitary OperationsCombat
💥 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
⚔️ 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
🛡️ Soviet Narva Offensive Stalled
At the start of the Soviet Narva Offensive, July 24–30, the Soviet 8th Army is beaten by the Estonian 45th Regiment and East Prussian 44th Regiment. The army detachment "Narwa" begins to retreat to the Tannenberg line.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet OffensiveEstoniaNarvaMilitary CampaignDefensive Battle1944
🏘️ Narva Offensive Captures Town
The Leningrad Front's Narva Offensive captures the town.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet OffensiveEstoniaNarvaMilitary CampaignCity Capture1944