German summer offensive of 1942

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The German summer offensive of 1942 was a major World War II campaign on the Eastern Front in which Nazi Germany sought to seize the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and the city of Stalingrad, ultimately leading to catastrophic losses and a turning point in the war.


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Army Group A notableOperation German summer offensive of 1942
Battle of the Don Bend precededBy German summer offensive of 1942
German 17th Army tookPartIn German summer offensive of 1942

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