August 1941
Siege of Yelnaya
Russian divisions are sacrificed to prevent the capture of the Yelnaya rail junction
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Yelnaya in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Russian divisions are sacrificed to prevent the capture of the Yelnaya rail junction
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