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As a result, a salient was formed along the front line in the direction of the capital, which became known as the Rzhev–Vyazma salient. It was strategically important for the German Army Group Centre due to the threat it posed to Moscow, and was therefore heavily fortified and strongly defended.
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In the early morning hours of 4 August 1942, General Zukov unleashed the Western Front's attack against the Rzhev salient. The offensive began with a massive preliminary bombardment.
- 30 July-1 October 1942
- German victory
- Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
The Germans turned the Rzhev-Vyazma Salient into a genuine fortress. In front of Rzhev alone, they built 559 earth and timber emplacements and dugouts, and seven kilometers of anti-tank...
Feb 22, 2019 · The Battles for the Rzhev Salient or "the Red Army's forgotten 15 month campaign against Army Group Center" lasted from January 1942 to March 1943, in total there were 4 major Soviet Offensive...
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Oct 15, 2022 · Learn about the bloody battles around Rzhev, a large salient bulging into the Russian lines, in 1942-43. Listen to an interview with Prit Buttar, author of Meat Grinder, a book on the Rzhev Salient.
May 23, 2014 · Svetlana Gerasimova’s analysis of the World War II Eastern Front Rzhev-Viaz’ma salient is impressive. Incredibly detailed, it scrutinizes key Soviet and German leaders and their decisions, as well ...
One merely needs to look at the repeated assaults launched by the Soviet Kalinin and Western Fronts against the German held Rzhev Salient, from July to September 1942, to recognize the mistake made by past historians in ignoring the frontwide fighting in reality marking the Russian summer of 1942.
