Battle of Kalatch

On July 23, 1942, General Paulus launches his plan to surround the loop of the Don river in a bid to ensnare the 62nd Soviet Army. The XIV Panzer Corps in the north, will form the left wing of these …

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On July 23, 1942, General Paulus launches his plan to surround the loop of the Don river in a bid to ensnare the 62nd Soviet Army. The XIV Panzer Corps in the north, will form the left wing of these pincers, while the XXIV Panzer Corps, located on the Chir, will form the right wing. The Soviets react promptly, with an armored division rushing in from Kalatch on July 25 Kalach and another from the area around Trekhostrovskaïa on July 27. The Russian and German armored forces clash in the sandy steppes of the Don loop like naval squadrons at sea, in brutal tactical engagements . Paulus' 6th Army is held back for several days, delaying its advance on Stalingrad, and giving the Russians precious days to organize the defense of the city.

Kalatch, Russia

Case Blue was the German Armed Forces' name for its plan for the 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Russia between 28 June and 24 November 1942, during World War II. The operation was a continuation of the previous year's Operation Barbarossa, intended to knock the Soviet Union out of the war. It involved a two-pronged attack: one from the Axis right flank against the oil fields of Baku, known as Operation Edelweiss, and one from the left flank in the direction of Stalingrad along the Volga River, known as Operation Fischreiher.

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