Capture of LozovayaJanuary 1941
Captures Lozovaya & discovers a German camp with appalling conditions
Historical person
Semyon Timoshenko Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Semyon Timoshenko, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Russia.
11 records1941–19426 events5 places
Chronological biography
1941
Invasion of Russia21 June 1941
Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
Invasion of Russia20 November 1941
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Operation Barbarossa20 November 1941
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
1942
Siege of KharkovJanuary 1942
Captures the Barvenkovo salient
Siege of KharkovJanuary 1942
The Russians under Timosheko lay siege to Kharkov but call it off after 2 months
Siege of Kharkov12 May 1942
Timoshenko breaks through Heitzs VIII Corps to within 12 miles of Kharkov. Launches an attack to cut off Kharkov with 640,000 men, 1,200 tanks & 1,000 planes
Siege of Kharkov17 May 1942
Timoshenko requests further support from Stalin who just refuses withdrawal. Kleist counter-attacks & forces Timoshenko back
Siege of Kharkov19 May 1942
Timoshenko calls off his offensive after Kleists advance into the Barvenko salient. The "Barvenkovo mousetrap" is sprung by Kleist & Paulus, 240,000 Russians are taken
Battle of StalingradJuly 1942
Moved up to the north-west Front
Dismissal21 July 1942
Stalin dismisses Timoshenko
Titles and roles
Field Marshal
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.