German Operation Trappenjagd
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German Operation Trappenjagd was a 1942 German offensive on the Kerch Peninsula in Crimea aimed at destroying Soviet forces and recapturing the area during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Operation Trappenjagd canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| aim |
to destroy Soviet forces on the Kerch Peninsula
ⓘ
to recapture the Kerch Peninsula ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| captured | large numbers of Soviet prisoners ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| codenameMeaning | Bustard Hunt in English ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
German 11th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
11th Army (Wehrmacht)
|
| commander | Erich von Manstein ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-05-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | German assault on Sevastopol in 1942 ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bustard Hunt
ⓘ
Operation Trappenjagd ⓘ Trappenjagd ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
eliminated Soviet bridgehead in eastern Crimea
ⓘ
secured German flank for the 1942 summer offensive in the south ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
German 11th Army
ⓘ
Romanian 3rd Army ⓘ
surface form:
Romanian 3rd Army elements
Soviet Crimean Front ⓘ |
| languageOfCodename | German ⓘ |
| location |
Crimea
ⓘ
Kerch Peninsula ⓘ |
| operationType | combined arms offensive ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Red Army ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Dmitry Kozlov
ⓘ
Lev Mekhlis ⓘ |
| outcome |
German recapture of the Kerch Peninsula
ⓘ
destruction of Soviet Crimean Front forces on the Kerch Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| planningAuthority |
Wehrmacht High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
German High Command
|
| precededBy | Soviet landings on the Kerch Peninsula in late 1941 ⓘ |
| region | Black Sea region ⓘ |
| result | decisive German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-05-08 ⓘ |
| tactics |
armored breakthrough
ⓘ
concentrated artillery and air bombardment ⓘ encirclement of Soviet forces ⓘ |
| theatre | Crimean campaign ⓘ |
| timePeriod | May 1942 ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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