Birth of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Birth of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin Biography and Timeline
Follow Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin through 12 dated historical records for Russia.
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1900–1944Years on this page
1900
1936
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of the Ukraine
1941
Invasion of Russia
Informs the Politburo of the invasion by German forces
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Siege of Voronezh
Hoth reaches Voronezh, Vatutin is ordered to create a new Voronezh Front. Creates a new front & forces Bock to divert both Paulus & Hoth to deal with it
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Kalach Bridge
Part of Operation Uranus, captures the only bridge over the Don. Cuts off the German 6th armys main communications
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Stalingrad
Commands the south western forces
Role range: 1939-1945
1943
Siege of Kiev
Vatutin launches a 4 day breakout from the Burkin bridgehead south of Kiev
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kiev
Vatutins attacks from the Burkin bridgehead are repulsed
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Kharkov
Helps capture Kharkhov from the Germans
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Kiev
Helps capture Kiev
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Ukraine
Helps liberate the Ukraine
Role range: 1939-1945
1944
Death of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Death of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
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.