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Eastern Front WW2 - Key Battles

Can you name these battles from their descriptions?
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Last updated: March 30, 2020
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Description
Battle
Perhaps the biggest tank battle in history, in the early stages of the German invasion
Battle of Brody
The Germans capture a land bridge on the way to Moscow in the early stages of the invasion
Battle of Smolensk
Germany's Romanian allies take heavy casualties but capture this Ukrainian port
Battle of Odessa
The biggest encirclement in military history with over 600,000 Soviet soldiers captured
Battle of Kiev
A failed German offensive to capture the Soviet capital in late 1941
Battle of Moscow
This amphibious invasion into the Crimean peninsula ends in disaster for the Red Army
Battle of Kerch
The Germans defeat the Soviets near this Ukrainian City as a precursor to their 1942 offensive
2nd Battle of Kharkov
Germany's 1942 Summer Offensive
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Battle
Failed Soviet offensive against Army Group Centre in 1942
Operation Mars
Decisive battle on the Volga that some say turned the tide of WW2
Battle of Stalingrad
The operation that resulted in the encirclement of the 6th army at above battle
Operation Uranus
The Soviets repulse the main German offensive effort of 1943
Battle of Kursk
This major city was under siege for over 800 days
Siege of Leningrad
This operation in 1944 results in a stinging defeat for the Wehrmacht
Operation Bagration
The final battle on the Eastern Front
Battle of Berlin
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