Siege of Stalingrad
Appointed Commander of the Stalingrad front by Stalin
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1942 in Russia — Page 2
Explore 85 historical events and records for Russia in 1942.
Historical records for Russia in 1942
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August
Leningrad Symphony
The "Leningrad Symphony" is premiered by a half-starved orchestra
Visit to Moscow
Churchill visits Moscow to discuss second front issues with Stalin, Soviets suspicious over Allied strategy in Mediterranean, demand action in NW Europe
Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians outflank & encircle the German 6th, 9th & 4th Panzer Armies
Battle of Stalingrad
Gathers 190,000 men, 350 tanks, 340 planes & 8,000 guns on the Staingrad front
Bombing of Stalingrad
Refuses the Stalingrad to be evacuated in order to make the Russians defend it
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, NKVD
Commander of South East Front
Appointedmand the front from Stalingrad to Kalmyk in the south west
Commander of South East Front
Appointedmand the front from Stalingrad to Kalmyk in the south west
Meeting with Stalin at the Kremlin
Churchill meets Stalin at the Kremlin
Visit to Moscow
Stalin has the impression that Churchill promises to invade France in 1943. Churchill visits Stalin & says there can be no invasion of Europe in 1942. Churchill visits Stalin & promises that south east Europe will be attacked in 1943
September
Battle of Stalingrad
Chuikov had witnessed firsthand the blitzkrieg tactics the Nazis had used to sweep across the Russian steppe, so he used the Germans carpet-bombing of the city to draw panzer units into the rubble and chaos, where their progress was impeded.
Battle of Stalingrad
Here they could be destroyed with Molotov cocktails and Russian artillery operating at close range. This tactic also rendered the German Luftwaffe ineffective, since Stuka dive-bombers could not attack Red Army positions without endangering their own forces
Battle of Stalingrad
It was at Stalingrad that Chuikov developed the important tactic of hugging the enemy, Guerrilla warfare, by which under-armed Soviet soldiers kept the German army so close to them as to minimize the superior firepower enjoyed by the Wehrmacht.
Battle of Stalingrad
Put in charge of defending Stalingrad.
November
Battle of Stalingrad
Crushes the Romanians & begins to entrap von Pauluss Army
Battle of Stalingrad
The Red Army begins to encircle the German forces besieging Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Leads the attack on the north & south flanks of the Germans
Red Army
The Red Army begins to encircle the German forces besieging Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Captures the supply bridge at Kalach
Capture of Kalach Bridge
Part of Operation Uranus, captures the only bridge over the Don. Cuts off the German 6th armys main communications
Battle of Stalingrad
Zhukov begins attacking the German 5th Army & 4th Panzer Army in the rear. The 300,000 force of the German 6th Army is encircled
Sixth Army
The 300,000 force of the German 6th Army is encircled
December
Battle of Stalingrad
Zhukov drives the German forces in the north beyond the Chir & Aksay. Zhukov drives Hoths army back across Kotelnikov
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians outflank & encircle the German 6th, 9th & 4th Panzer Armies. Commands Russian forces on the Don River Front
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander of Russian forces opposing the German 6th Army
Commander of Black Sea Front
Appointed Commander of the Black Sea Front
Commander of Black Sea Front
Appointed Commander of the Black Sea Front
Commander of Stalingrad
Appointed Commander of Stalingrad
Commander of Stalingrad Front
Appointed Commander of Stalingrad
Deputy Supreme Commander
Appointed Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief by Stalin
Deputy Supreme Commander
Appointed Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief by Stalin
Field Marshal
Appointed Commander of the Russian forces opposing the German 6th Army
Front-Line Political Administration
Serves in political administration supporting Soviet forces fighting on the southern sector of the Eastern Front.
Jelgalla Punitive Mine
Shalamov was transferred to the punitive mine at Jelgalla, another experience reflected in his camp literature.
Military Officer Training
Solzhenitsyn trained as an artillery officer while maintaining literary ambitions.
Operation Overlord
Churchill unofficially informs the Soviets in a memorandum handed to Soviet Foreign Secretary Vyacheslav Molotov that the resources necessary for an invasion were lacking in 1942
Runaround
Publication of "Runaround"
Russian War Debate
Balances anti-Bolshevism with support for Russia against Germany.
Siege of Sevastopol
Defends Sevastopol for several months before it is captured by the Germans
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