Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh area

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The Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh area is a region in southwestern Russia that was a major World War II battlefield during the Soviet winter offensives against Axis forces on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battlefield
historical region
associatedWith Axis retreat on the Eastern Front
Red Army winter counteroffensives
belligerent Hungary
Italy
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
country Soviet Union
front Eastern Front of World War II
historicalEventLocation destruction of Axis allied armies on the Don
involvedConflict Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive
locatedIn Voronezh Oblast NERFINISHED
southwestern Russia
namedAfter Ostrogozhsk
Rossosh
notableFor Soviet winter counteroffensive of 1941–1942
surface form: Soviet winter offensives

battles between Soviet and Axis forces
partOf Eastern Front
Soviet Voronezh Front
surface form: Voronezh Front sector
presentDayCountry Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
strategicImportance Axis defensive line south of Voronezh
approaches to the Don River
terrainFeature rivers and small towns
steppe
timePeriod 1942–1943
World War II
usedFor military operations

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Middle Don offensive location Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh area