Barvenkovo–Lozovaya Offensive

The Barvenkovo–Lozovaya Offensive was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European Theatre of World War II; it took place between 18 and 31 January 1942.[1] The Red Army advanced 90–100 kilometres (56–62 mi) and destroyed 3 German divisions (298th, 68 and 257th Infantry Divisions). According to Soviet data Germany lost 25,000 dead soldiers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Основные операции Советских Вооруженных Сил в ВОВ, начавшиеся в 1942 году [Basic operation of the Soviet Armed Forces in the Second World War, 1942] (in Russian). Militarymaps.narod.ru. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. ↑ http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/ryabyshev_di/04.html


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