Battle of Rostov (1941)

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The Battle of Rostov was one of the first offensive operations of the Red Army in World War II and lasted from 17 November to 2 December 1941. Succeeded for the first time, with Rostov-on- Don to free a larger city, even if only briefly.

Course

On November 17, both sides opened the offensive. The 37th Army under the command of AI Lopatin could penetrate about 35 km. At the same time, the Wehrmacht Rostov -on-Don took one and urged the 56th Army back behind the Don. The Red Army reached the river Tuslow and thus threatened the German troops at Rostov with an encirclement. Armored divisions from Rostov and a Slovak motorized division of the northern coast of the Sea Asowischen were moved to this flow. On November 27, Rostov was attacked from different directions, and the German troops withdrew, to avoid being surrounded. On November 29, Rostov was liberated with the help of the partisans and Rostov Landwehr. Soviet troops reached on December 2, the river Mius, where they were stopped by the Wehrmacht at the pre-established line of defense.

Follow

The Red Army came across a 140 to 180 mile front in front of 60 to 80 kilometers and prevented the German breakthrough to the Caucasus. They initially released the first major Soviet city, Rostov-on- Don. In the course of the fighting, the Red Army suffered losses of 33 111 men ( 15,264 of them dead and missing ). The Wehrmacht lost about 20,000 men to 30,000 men. The sources give different numbers.

Gerd von Rundstedt was replaced as commander of Army Group South because of its decision to withdraw the German troops from Rostov against Hitler's explicit will and replaced by Walter von Reichenau.

From July 1942 to February 1943 Rostow was again occupied by the Germans.