21 Jul 1942
Russia
Russia
- German 1st Panzer Army and 17th Army established positions west, north, and east of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | Rostov-on-Don, Rostov | CPC]
22 Jul 1942
Russia
Russia
- German 1st Panzer Army and 17th Army attacked Rostov-on-Don, Russia; among the attacking division was the Czechoslovakian Mobile Slovak Division. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | Rostov-on-Don, Rostov | CPC]
23 Jul 1942
Russia
Russia
- Führer Directive Number 45 was issued, ordering Operation Brunswick, the capture of the Caucasus region; Armeegruppe A would move through Maikop and Grozny to the Black Sea and Armeegruppe B would take Stalingrad on the drive to Astrakhan. Meanwhile, in southern Russia, German 13th Panzer Division, German 22nd Panzer Division, and Czechoslovakian Mobile Slovak Division captured the Kommolomny Bridge over the Don River at Rostov-on-Don. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | Rostov-on-Don, Rostov | TH, CPC]
24 Jul 1942
Russia
Russia
- German SS Wiking Division captured the airfield near Rostov-on-Don, Russia while German 125th Infantry Division entered the city center. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | Rostov-on-Don, Rostov | CPC]
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