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Battle Of Kursk Order Of Battle
The Battle of Kursk, a campaign on the Russian Front of World War II, was fought in July and August 1943 by the armies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. It is generally considered to be the largest combat involving armored forces in history. The battle began with the German offensive Operation Citadel, an attack on a bulge of Soviet forces protruding from the front lines to the west. Along the northern face of the bulge, forces of German Army Group Center under Feldmarschal Gunther von Kluge attacked the Soviet Western Front, commanded by Army General Konstanty Rokossowski. Along the southern face of the bulge, forces of German Army Group South under Feldmarschal Erich von Manstein attacked the Soviet Voronezh Front, commanded by Army General Nikolai Vatutin. The two German forces intended to meet near the Russian city of Kursk, thereby pinching off and surrounding a huge concentration of Soviet troops. The Soviets, however, were alert to the buildup of German force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II Eastern Front engagement between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in the southwestern USSR during late summer 1943; it ultimately became the largest tank battle in history. The battle began with the launch of the German offensive Operation Citadel (german: Unternehmen Zitadelle), on 5 July, which had the objective of pinching off the Kursk salient with attacks on the base of the salient from north and south simultaneously. After the German offensive stalled on the northern side of the salient, on 12 July the Soviets commenced their Kursk Strategic Offensive Operation with the launch of Operation Kutuzov (russian: Кутузов) against the rear of the German forces on the same side. On the southern side, the Soviets also launched powerful counterattacks the same day, one of which led to a large armoured clash, the Battle of Prokhorovka. On 3 August, the Soviets began the second phase of the Kursk Strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Schmidt
Rudolf Schmidt (12 May 1886 – 7 April 1957) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 2nd Panzer Army on the Eastern Front. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Career Schmidt joined the Prussian Army in 1906 and served during World War I. He was retained in the Reichswehr where he served in staff roles. In October 1936 he was promoted to Generalmajor and appointed commander of the 1st Panzer Division. In 1939 Schmidt led the division in the invasion of Poland. On 1 February 1940 he was appointed commanding general of the XXXIX Panzer Corps. He led the Corps in France and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his role in that campaign on 3 June 1940. He was promoted to General der Panzertruppe and appointed acting commander of the 2nd Army which took part in the Battle of Moscow. On 25 December 1941 he was appointed Commander of the 2nd Panzer Army (replacing the sacked Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
339th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 339th Infantry Division was a German military unit which fought during World War II. History The 339th Infantry Division was created in December 1940 as an infantry division of the 14th Aufstellungswelle in military district IX in Thuringia. In May 1941 it was moved to the border with the Soviet Union. After Operation Barbarossa, the 339th ID was deployed in August 1941 in the rear area of Army Group Center near Vitebsk and Bobruisk in Belarus. From January 1942 to January 1943, the 339th ID fought in the Battles of Rzhev with the 2nd Panzer Army around Bryansk. In Summer 1943, the Division fought in the Battle of Kursk, still as part of the 2nd Panzer Army, under the LV Army Corps. In October 1943, the Division became part of the 4th Panzer Army under Army Group South. On 2 November 1943, after suffering heavy losses in the Battle of the Dnieper, the remnants of the 339th ID formed ''Divisions-Gruppe 339'' and was combined with the remains of other divisions to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
321st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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Erich Jaschke
Erich Jaschke (11 May 1890 – 18 October 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 20th Infantry Division and late the LV. Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Awards and decorations * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 November 1914) & 1st Class (5 April 1915) * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 May 1940) & 1st Class (8 July 1941) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 4 December 1941 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 90 ** 295th Oak Leaves on 7 September 1943 as ''General der Infanterie General of the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German I ...'' and commander of LV. Armeekorps References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LV Army Corps (Wehrmacht)
LV Army Corps (LV. Armeekorps) was a corps in the German Army during World War II. Operations The LV. Army Corps was created on 6 January 1941 in military district V (Stuttgart). It participated in Operation Barbarossa as part of the 6th Army. It fought in the Battle of Brody (1941) and Battle of Kiev (1941). On 24 October 1941, it reached the city of Charkov of which commander General Vierow became governor. On December 27, the corps was hastily transferred to Maloarkhangelsk in the area northeast of Kursk, where the city of Liwny was lost on December 25 by a Soviet counteroffensive. In 1942 the corps, now under the 2nd Army, was located in the region east of Maloarchangelsk in defensive/contention battles with the 13th Soviet Army (General Nikolai Pukhov) in the spring of 1942. In June 1942, the Corps advanced towards Liwny, but was halted and converted to trench warfare. In July 1942, the Corps as the left wing of the 2nd Army, was positioned on the border of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
112th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 112th Infantry Division (German: ''112. Infanteriedivision'') was a German Army infantry division active in World War II. History The division was formed in December 1940 from elements of 34th Infantry division and 33rd infantry division, as part of the 12th wave of German mobilization.George F. Nafziger, German Order of Battle: Infantry in World War II,pp. 152–153 The 112th Infantry Division remained in OKH reserve during the opening phase of operation Barbarossa, and was committed to the southern wing in the second half of July during the battle of Smolensk. Here elements of the Soviet 21st Army had pushed back forward German elements and advanced up to 80 kilometers in to the German rear. At the beginning of August, the 112th division was manning defensive positions on the Army group's southern flank, as part of 2nd Armies XII Corps. As Guderian's 2nd Panzer group started its wheel from Smolensk to the south on 8 August, 2nd Army, on its right flank, was slow to j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
208th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 208th Infantry Division, or 208.''Infanterie-Division'' in German, was a large military unit that served during World War II. Like most German infantry divisions, the bulk of its troops were foot-mobile infantry supported by horse-drawn artillery. The 208th Infantry Division was formed on 26 August 1939. it served in the invasion of Poland of 1939 as a reserve division of Army Group North and was commanded by General Moritz Andreas. During ''Fall Gelb'' it was a reserve division allocated to 18th Army and was mainly active in the occupation of northern Belgium. From January 1942 it fought continuously on the Eastern Front. Commanding officers *Generalleutnant Moritz Andreas, (1 September 1939 – 13 December 1941) *General der Infanterie Hans-Karl von Scheele, (13 December 1941 – 1 February 1943) *Generalleutnant Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, (1 February 1943 – ? April 1943) *Generalmajor Georg Zwade, (? April 1943 – 22 June 1943) *Generalleutnant Heinz Piekenbrock, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Panzergrenadier Division
The 25th Infantry Division was a military unit of the German Wehrmacht. It was later reclassified to 25th Infantry Division (mot.), and in June 1943 to the 25th Panzer Grenadier Division. The 25th Panzergrenadier Division fought in the central sector of the Eastern front from June 1943 to July 1944. It was destroyed in the encirclement east of Minsk and reformed in October 1944. It then fought in Western Europe between October 1944 and January 1945 and in eastern Germany January to May 1945. Most of the survivors of the division surrendered to the western Allies. History Battle of France and Eastern Front The 25th Panzergrenadier Division was originally formed as an infantry unit, designated 25th Infantry Division and made up of Swabian and Bavarian personnel. It participated in the Polish Campaign and the Battle of France. In late 1940, it was reorganized as the 25th motorized infantry division and took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
293rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
The 293rd Infantry Division was a German infantry division in World War II. It was formed on 8 February 1940 and suffered heavy losses on the Eastern Front. The remnants of the division served as the basis of the 359th Infantry Division and the Divisions-Gruppe 293. Commanding officers *''Generalleutnant'' Josef Rußwurm, February – 4 June 1940 *''Generalleutnant'' Justin von Obernitz, 4 June 1940 – 19 February 1942 *''Generalleutnant'' Werner Forst, 19 February 1942 – 10 January 1943 *''Generalleutnant'' Karl Arndt __NOTOC__ Karl Hermann Arndt (10 March 1892 – 30 December 1981) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi ..., 10 January 1943 – 20 November 1943 References * Tessin, Georg (1974). ''Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945.'' Neunter Band. Die Landstreitkräfte 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
211th Infantry Division
The 211th Infantry Division (german: 211. Infanterie-Division) was a German infantry division of the German Heer during World War II, active from 1939 to 1944. In 1944, it was redeployed as 211th Volksgrenadier Division, which was active until 1945. Operational history 211th Infantry Division The 211th Infantry Division was deployed as part of the third ''Aufstellungswelle'' as 26 August 1939 in Wehrkreis VI (Münster). It consisted of Artillery Regiment 211 as well as the Infantry Regiments 306, 317 and 365, which were raised from Euskirchen, Cologne and Bonn respectively. It was initially deployed as part of VI Army Corps (Otto-Wilhelm Förster) under 5th Army ( Curt Liebmann), which was part of Army Group C (Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb). The initial divisional commander was Kurt Renner. The Artillery Regiment 211 was transferred to 162nd Division on 1 January 1940. The Regiment 306 was transferred to 557th Infantry Division on 6 February 1940. The division served in Britt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
