Yelnya information

Yelnya (Russian: Ельня) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities Yelnya, Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a town in...

The Yelnya offensive (August 30 – September 8, 1941) was a military operation by the Soviet Army during the Battle of Smolensk during Operation Barbarossa...

Landscape Reserve "Yelnya" was founded in 1968. Yelnya Swamp is one of the oldest swamps in Belarus and was formed 12821 – 13114 years ago. Yelnya swamp is a...

The Stavka decided instead to shift the attack axis west to Yelnya and Smolensk. The Yelnya-Dorogobuzh Offensive Operation was considered the "key" to...

The 144th Guards Yelnya Red Banner Order of Suvorov Motor Rifle Division (Russian: 144-я гвардейская мотострелковая Ельнинская Краснознамённая, ордена...

2 September 1943 10:01 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 35371, west of Yelnya 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Yelnya 1 13 March 1943 15:18 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 20122, north of Volkhov...

and Volokolamsk. It later fought in Rusa-Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Vyazma and Yelnya before taking part in Operation Zitadelle (Kursk). It retired to the Svin...

Front. While this Army played the main role in the successful offensive at Yelnya, the 178th was held in reserve. In late August, in response to a German...

and was subjected to numerous Soviet counterattacks, in particular the Yelnya Offensive, in which the Germans suffered their first major tactical defeat...

Notable swamp regions are Pinsk Marshes and Olmany swamps in Polesia and Yelnya Swamp in Vitebsk region. Swamps, marshes, mires, bogs, and fens are all...

move through the forest against Jaeger opposition so had to reverse to Yelnya and then move eastward. Tuchkov had deployed his 1st Grenadier Division...

Infantry Division. Reinforcements from 2nd Panzer Division were coming up from Yelnya in support. The next day, 10th Guards almost clawed its way onto Hill 233...

making a deep penetration far to the rear of the Soviet front line beyond Yelnya and toward Moscow. Despite his insubordination during the Battle of Dubno...

is the town of Yelnya. Population: 14,948 (2010 Census); 17,457 (2002 Census); 19,699 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Yelnya accounts for 67...

Osipov), as well as submarines Orel and Verkhoturye (along with minesweepers Yelnya, Soloyevetskiy, Yunga, Yadrin and Kotelnich in two groups). In the Baltic...

Reserve Front it first saw combat along the Desna River at the time of the Yelnya offensive and several of its subunits were overtaken by panic when counterattacked...

previously been awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class while fighting in the Yelnya bridgehead. Recuperating from his injuries he was given a staff role in...

city in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the Motherland". Yelnya was conferred the status of a town of military glory by President Putin...

Das Reich fought under Army Group Center, taking part in the Battle of Yelnya near Smolensk; it was then in the spearhead of Operation Typhoon aimed at...

was appointed the commander of the Reserve Front. There he oversaw the Yelnya offensive, delivering the Red Army's first victory over the Germans. On...

near the Ukrainian border, while elements of 41st CAA were deployed to Yelnya, elements of 1st TA and 6th CAA were deployed to Voronezh and elements of...

Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok-Minsk Yelnya Offensive Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Second Battle of Kharkov...

Brigade (Mountain) beginning to deploy over 4,000 km from the Tuva region to Yelnya, including the brigade's three Tigr armoured car battalions and elements...