Capture of Lozovaya
Captures Lozovaya & discovers a German camp with appalling conditions
Role range: 1939-1945
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Semyon Timoshenko Biography and Timeline
Follow Semyon Timoshenko through 11 dated historical records for Russia.
Semyon Timoshenko, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1941–1942Years on this page
1941
Invasion of Russia
Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Siege of Kharkov
Captures the Barvenkovo salient
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kharkov
The Russians under Timosheko lay siege to Kharkov but call it off after 2 months
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kharkov
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
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kharkov
Timoshenko requests further support from Stalin who just refuses withdrawal. Kleist counter-attacks & forces Timoshenko back
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kharkov
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
Role range: 1939-1945
Dismissal
Stalin dismisses Timoshenko
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Stalingrad
Moved up to the north-west Front
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.