Smolensk 1943
Smolensk 1943 Smolensk 1943 Focuses on a major offensive that is virtually unknown in the West. The Germans had held this city for two years and Heeresgruppe Mitte's (Army Group Centre) 4. With the…
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Smolensk 1943
Smolensk 1943 Focuses on a major offensive that is virtually unknown in the West. The Germans had held this city for two years and Heeresgruppe Mitte's (Army Group Centre) 4. With the German defeat at Kursk, the Soviet Stavka (high command) ordered the Western and Kalinin Fronts to launch Operation Suvorov in order to liberate the important city of Smolensk.
The Soviet offensive began in August 1943 and quickly realized that the German defenses were exceedingly tough and that the Western Front had not prepared adequately for an extended offensive. Armee had heavily fortified the region. Consequently, the Soviets were forced to pause their offensive after only two weeks, replenish their combat forces, and then begin again.The German 4.
Armee was commanded by Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici, one of the Wehrmacht's top defensive experts. Although badly
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