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Battle of Rostov (1942)

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Battle of Rostov (1942)
Part of Case Blue in the Eastern Front of World War II
Date19 July 1942 – 24 July 1942
(5 days)
Location
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Germany  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Wilhelm List
Richard Ruoff
Ewald von Kleist
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Wilhelm von Apell
Eberhard von Mackensen
Rodion Malinovsky
Andrei Grechko
Viktor Tsyganov
Strength
17th Army Southern Front

The Battle of Rostov was an episode of the Fall Blau operation, which lasted five days and pitted the 56th Soviet Army, in retreat, against the 17th German Army and 1st Panzer Army which tried to surround it.

It was a definite success for the Germans who, thanks to a "commando" action of the Brandenburg Regiment, took the bridges over the Don, the Bataysk Bridge and the dike to the south of the city and prevented the flooding of swamp, which allowed them to continue their progress towards the Caucasus.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lopez 2008, p. 460.

Bibliography

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  • Lopez, Jean (2008). Stalingrad: la bataille au bord du gouffre. Campagnes & stratégies (in French) (1st ed.). Paris: Economica. ISBN 978-2717856385.
  • Werth, Alexander (1964). Russia At War, 1941-1945. London: Barrie & Rockliff. ISBN 978-2847347609.
  • Krivosheev, Grigori (2001). Россия и СССР в войнах XX века. Потери вооруженных сил. Статистическое исследование (in Russian). Moscow: Olma-Press. ISBN 5-224-01515-4.