1941
Invasion of Russia
Leads an encirclement of Russian troops between Orel & Briansk
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Orel in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Leads an encirclement of Russian troops between Orel & Briansk
Gets Hitler to rescind his no wothdrawal command & withdraws from the Orel. A Russian thrust breaks through & threatens the Ninth Armys main supply depot at Orel
Orel falls to the Russians
Invalided from command after a car crash
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