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Rostov in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Rostov in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records5 event labels5 people1941–1942

Historical events in Rostov

1941

1941
Siege of Rostov
Karl Rudolf von Rundstedt · World War, 2nd

Ordered to clear the Black Sea coast, take Rostov, the Maikop oil fields & Stalingrad

November 1941
Battle of Rostov
Eberhard von Mackensen · World War, 2nd

The 1st defeat during the Russian invasion. Commands III Panzer Corps spearheading the attack on Rostov

November 1941
Battle of Rostov
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist · World War, 2nd

Relaunches the attack on Rostov

16 November 1941
Capture of Rostov
Willi Langkeit · World War, 2nd

Commences the capture of Rostov by leading "Armoured Battlegroup Langkeit"

21 November 1941
Capture of Rostov
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist · World War, 2nd

Leads the German capture of Rostov

1942

23 July 1942
Capture of Rostov
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

With air support from the Ju 87s of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Lists Army Group A recaptured Rostov, the "gate to the Caucasus"

23 July 1942
Invasion of Russia
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

With air support from the Ju 87s of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Lists Army Group A recaptured Rostov, the "gate to the Caucasus"

23 July 1942
Operation Case Blue
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

With air support from the Ju 87s of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Lists Army Group A recaptured Rostov, the "gate to the Caucasus"

24 July 1942
Capture of Rostov
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

The Germans capture Rostov

Provenance

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