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Southwest Russia - German Summer Offensive - Operations from 7 May to 23 July 1942
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Date
1942-05-07/1942-07-23
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Battle Narrative
Case Blue (German: Fall Blau) 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 objective was to capture the oil fields of Baku, Azerbaijan SSR and deny their use to the Soviet Union, thereby bringing about the complete collapse of the Soviet war effort. 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.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Case Blue