1942
Commander of Army Group A
Appointed Commander of Army Group A created to advance into the Caucasus
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Caucasus in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Appointed Commander of Army Group A created to advance into the Caucasus
Appointed Commander of Army Group A created to advance into the Caucasus
Kleist is sent to command troops in the Caucasus in order to capture important oil wells in the area
Extends Operation Blue for the 6th Army to occupy Stalingrad & invade the Caucasus
Extends Operation Blue for the 6th Army to occupy Stalingrad & invade the Caucasus
Fails to capture the Black Sea & the oilfields of the Caucasus & is dismissed
Provenance
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