1941 ⟶ Vitebsk Captured, Battle of Smolensk Begins
Vitebsk (Belarus) is captured; this opens the battle of Smol...
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1941
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⚔️ Vitebsk Captured, Battle of Smolensk Begins
Vitebsk (Belarus) is captured; this opens the battle of Smolensk, an important communications centre, considered by the German high command to be "the gateway to Moscow."⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionBelarusMilitary CampaignGerman OffensiveSmolenskGateway to Moscow
🇩🇪 Guderian Reaches Smolensk
German Panzers under Guderian reach Smolensk, increasing the risk to Moscow.⟶
Eastern FrontGerman OffensivePanzer DivisionsSmolenskMoscowMilitary CampaignGuderian
⚔️ Battle of Sevastopol Begins
Battle of Sevastopol begins.⟶
Eastern FrontSevastopolSiegeCrimeaBlack SeaMilitary CampaignSoviet UnionGerman Attack
⚔️ Second Battle of Kharkov Begins
Second Battle of Kharkov – In the eastern Ukraine, Soviet forces of Marshal Timoshenko's Southwest Theatre of Operations, including Gorodnyanski's 6th Army and Kharitonov's 9th Army, initiate a major offensive to capture Kharkov from the Germans. 9th Army is to attack first, with a primary objective of Krasnograd, and a secondary one of Poltava; 6th Army is to follow immediately. After 9th Army has captured Krasnograd, 6th Army is to swing north and link up with 28th Army and 57th Army, the latter two formations having meanwhile cut the railway between Belgorod and Kharkov.⟶
Eastern FrontKharkovSoviet OffensiveGerman OffensiveTank BattleOperation Barbarossa
⚔️ 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
