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10-03-2021 07:30 AM
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The city was occupied by the Germans from August 9, 1941 to February 18, 1944, but being on the same front line caused it to suffer several attempts at liberation by the Red Army.
Front line in December 1941 (on a US Army Historical Service map)
After stabilizing the front, it ran directly over Lake Ilmen. A shore, from southwest to northwest, occupied by the Germans. The other, a small area in Priilmenye in the east, remained under the control of the Red Army the entire time.
Already a few days after the German conquest, Red Army units launched a first counterattack that was unsuccessful. On September 1, the German offensive continued from Staraya Russa further east, the Wehrmacht occupied Demjansk and by autumn came to a halt near Valdai, which it was unable to take completely.
Signpost in Shimsk, 12 km from the west bank of the Lake. A group of smiling soldiers poses for the camera
Thus began the war of position. The front line from Lake Ilmen to Lake Seliger stretched for more than 200 km. So in the winter of 1941/1942, Staraya Russa was the basic supply hub and supply center for the German land front between Lake Ilmen and Lake Seeliger.
If the city falls, the front falls.
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What a great thread again. Very nice read on a rainy sunday morning. Thank you !
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