Demyansk 1942-43 - The Frozen Fortress

Informationen zum Autor Robert Forczyk Klappentext The fighting around the town of Demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the Eastern Front during World War II, stretching from February 1942 to February 1943. Originally, the German 16. Armee occupied Demyansk in the autumn of 1941 because it was key terrain that would be used as a springboard for an eventual offensive into the Valdai Hills. Instead, the Soviet winter counteroffensive in February 1942 encircled the German II Armeekorps and other units, inside the Demyansk Pocket. Yet despite severe pounding from five Soviet armies, the embattled German troops held the pocket and the Luftwaffe organized a major aerial resupply effort to sustain the defenders. For the first time in military history, an army was supplied entirely by air. In February 1943, Marshal Timoshenko was ordered to launch an offensive to cut off the base of the salient and annihilate the 12 divisions. At the same time, Hitler finally came to his senses after the Stalingrad debacle and authorized the 16. Armee to withdraw from the pocket. This volume will conclude with the drama of a German Army-sized withdrawal under fire in winter, under attack from three sides. Vorwort A highly illustrated account of the battle for the Demyansk Pocket on the Eastern Front in World War II. Zusammenfassung The fighting around the town of Demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the Eastern Front during World War II, stretching from February 1942 to February 1943. This volume concludes with the drama of a German Army-sized withdrawal under fire in winter, under attack from three sides. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The Demyansk campaign Aftermath The battlefield today Further reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter Dennis, Robert Forczyk, Forczyk Robert
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration), Peter (Illustrator) Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2012
• EAN: 9781849085526
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-552-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign series; Campaign; Campaign; Campaign series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Deutschland, Russland, UdSSR, Sowjetunion, 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Russia, European History, Germany, Moderne Kriegsführung, Schlachten und Feldzüge, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, USSR, Soviet Union, Battles and campaigns, Land forces and warfare