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Bezig met laden... Smolensk 1943: The Red Army's Relentless Advance (Campaign)door Robert Forczyk
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Solid, well-done account of Operation Suvorov, the Summer 1943 offensive in the area of Smolensk carried out by the Red Army against Army Group Centre of the German Army. I thought this account was very well done, both at the lower-level discussions, and the discussions of higher-level strategy. Forczyk makes it clear that it was logistical issues, as well as poor support by the Red Air Force, that more than anything else held up the Red Army from smashing Army Group Centre; it was a very close run thing for the German Army. They wouldn't be so lucky next year... ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Smolensk 1943 focuses on a major offensive that is virtually unknown in the West. With the German defeat at Kursk, the SovietStavka(high command) ordered the Western and Kalinin Fronts to launch OperationSuvorov in order to liberate the important city of Smolensk. The Germans had held this city for two years and Heeresgruppe Mitte's (Army Group Centre)4. Armee had heavily fortified the region. The Soviet offensive began in August 1943 and quickly realized that the German defenses were exceedingly tough and that the Western Front had not prepared adequately for an extended offensive. Consequently, the Soviets were forced to pause their offensive after only two weeks, replenish their combat forces, and then begin again. The German4. Armee was commanded by Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici, one of the Wehrmacht's top defensive experts. Although badly outnumbered, Heinrici's army gamely held off two Soviet fronts for seven weeks. Eventually, the4. Armee's front was finally broken and Smolensk was liberated on 25 September 1943. However, the Western Front was too exhausted to pursue Heinrici's defeated army, which retreated to the fortified cities of Vitebsk, Orsha, and Mogilev; the4. Armee would hold these cities until the destruction of Army Group Centre in June 1944. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.534727History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- World War II EuropeLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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