Eastern Front Of World War II timeline
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (Treaty of Non-Aggression between the Third German Reich and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, colloquially named after the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and the German foreign minister Joachim von... Read more
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Hitler Orders 'Aufbau Ost', the Mobilization of Troops as Preparation for the Invasion of Russia
Aufbau Ost (German: Building in the East) was the German operational code name for the mobilisation of forces prior to the commencement of... Read more
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Lossberg Study for the Invasion of the Soviet Union
Lossberg study is a German military plan prepared by Lieutenant Colonel Bernhard von Lossberg and developed under Alfred Jodl in OKW on September... Read more
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Operation Barbarossa Begins
Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that... Read more
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Battle of Białystok–Minsk
The Battle of Białystok–Minsk was a German strategic operation conducted by the Army Group Centre during penetration of the Soviet border region... Read more
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Battle of Raseiniai
The Battle of Raseiniai (23–27 June 1941) was a tank battle fought between the elements of the 4th Panzer Army and two Soviet Mechanized Corps in... Read more
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Battle of Brody (1941)
The Battle of Brody (other names in use include Battle of Dubna, Battle of Dubno, Battle of Rovne, Battle of Rovne-Brody) was a tank battle fought... Read more
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Battle of Smolensk (1941)
The Battle of Smolensk was a successful encirclement operation by Army Group Centre's 2nd Panzer Army led by Heinz Guderian and the 3rd Panzer Army... Read more
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Battle of Uman
The "Battle of Uman" (July 15 – August 8, 1941) was an English name given to the German encirclement of the 6th (General Lieutenant I.N.... Read more
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Battle of Kiev (1941)
The Battle of Kiev was the German name for the operation that resulted in a very large encirclement of Soviet troops in the vicinity of Kiev during... Read more
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Siege of Leningrad Begins
By September 8, 1941 German forces had largely surrounded the city, cutting off all supply routes to Leningrad and its suburbs. Unable to press... Read more
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Battle of Moscow Begins
The Battle of Moscow (Russian: Битва под Москвой, Romanized: Bitva pod Moskvoy, German: Schlacht um Moskau) is the name given by Soviet historians... Read more
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German Forces Arrive at the Mozhaisk Defense Line
By October 13, 1941, the Wehrmacht had arrived at the Mozhaisk defense line, a hastily constructed double set of fortifications protecting Moscow... Read more
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German Forces Begin Siege of Sevastopol
A rapid thrust was launched towards Sevastopol on 30 October 1941 which commenced the Defence of Sevastopol (Russian: оборона Севастополя),... Read more
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Stalin Orders Traditional Military Parade Amidst German Invasion to Strengthen Soviet Morale
November 7, 1941, saw the most unusual military parade in the nation's history. The Second World War was raging on. Right from Red Square in... Read more
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The Road of Life Begins Operation
The Road of Life (Russian: Доро́га жи́зни, doroga zhizni) was the ice road transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga, which provided the only... Read more
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Battle of Rostov (1941)
Rostov was assigned as the objective to the 11th Army now commanded by General von Schobert, however he died in a crash on the same day after... Read more
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Soviet Union Launches Counteroffensive Against Germany
Although the Wehrmacht's offensive had been stopped, German intelligence estimated that Soviet forces had no more reserves left and thus would be... Read more
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Battle of Kerch Peninsula
Battle of the Kerch Peninsula (German: Unternehmen Trappenjagd) was a World War II offensive by German and Romanian armies against the Soviet... Read more
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The Second Battle of Kharkov
The Kharkov area was a pivotal area on the Eastern Front, sitting astride two important strategic axes towards Kursk and the Donbas. The Russian... Read more
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Germans Begin Assault on Secondary Defense Line at Sevastopol
After expelling the Soviets from the Crimea, the German attention turned once again to Sevastopol. To help with the siege von Manstein had at his... Read more
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Battle of Voronezh (1942)
The Battle of Voronezh was a battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, fought in and around the strategically important city of Voronezh on the... Read more
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Germany Initiates Case Blue
Case Blue (German: Fall Blau) was the German codename used by the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) for its 1942 strategic summer offensive in... Read more
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Battle of Stalingrad Begins
The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle of World War II between Nazi Germany and its allies and the Soviet Union for control of the city of... Read more
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Sinyavin Offensive/Operation Nordlicht
Operation Northern Light (German: Unternehmen Nordlicht) and the Sinyavin Offensive refers to two near simultaneous military operations by planned... Read more