German presence from the Smolensk and Bryansk regions. Smolensk had been under German occupation since the first BattleofSmolensk in 1941. Despite an impressive...
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center ofSmolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow...
French advance at the BattleofSmolensk in August 1812. Barclay had proposed a scorched-earth retreat that the Emperor Alexander I of Russia had approved...
following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...
up to the western side ofSmolensk. The main body of the army did not come up until late the next day. The BattleofSmolensk (1812) on August 16–18 became...
EF: July 1941 BattleofSmolensk (1941) Battleof Uman Pripyat Marshes massacres Siege of Odessa (1941) Battleof Kiev (1941) Bombing of Tallinn in World...
The Principality ofSmolensk (eventually Grand Principality ofSmolensk) was a Kievan Rus' lordship from the 11th to the 16th century. Until 1127, when...
Siege ofSmolensk can refer to several battles: Siege ofSmolensk (1502) during Muscovite–Lithuanian War (1500–1503) Siege ofSmolensk (1514) during the...
Borodino 5 Smolensk 4 Vitebsk 3 Vilna 2 Kowno 1 The Battleof Maloyaroslavets took place on 24 October 1812 as part of the French invasion of Russia....
main force of three infantry and one cavalry corps was strung out near Smolensk, trying to get away from the French after the BattleofSmolensk. The rearguard...
tried to capture the city ofSmolensk. Small military engagements produced mixed results for both sides, but the surrender of the main Russian force in...
Church of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский собор), dominating the city ofSmolensk, Russia, from Cathedral Hill, has been the principal church of the Smolensk...
During his five years as a Marshal of the Empire (1809–1814), Nicolas-Charles Oudinot received seven of a total of 34 battle wounds suffered throughout his...
battery of the 14th Howitzer Regiment of the 14th Tank Division near Vitebsk, Dzhugashvili was captured on 16 July during the BattleofSmolensk. The circumstances...
operation by the Soviet Army during the BattleofSmolensk during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which began the German-Soviet...
campaign, though this made him unpopular among Russians. After the BattleofSmolensk failed to halt the French and discontent among Russians continued...
part of Russia's Time of Troubles. The battle occurred near the village of Klushino (Polish: Kłuszyn) near Smolensk (Polish: Smoleńsk). In the battle the...
corridors across the Dnieper river south of Iartsevo during the BattleofSmolensk (1941), allowing elements of the 16th Army and 20th Army to escape encirclement...
September 10: BattleofSmolensk – Soviet 16th and 20th armies encircled with over 300,000 troops July 15 – August 8: Battleof Uman (1941) Battleof Western...
through Olenino to positions south of Belyi. The division was assigned to the 30th Army and entered the BattleofSmolensk on 22 July, counterattacking towards...