Rzhev salient
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The Rzhev salient was a heavily contested German-held bulge in the Eastern Front near Moscow, where prolonged and brutal fighting between Soviet and German forces took place from 1942 to 1943.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rzhev salient canonical | 4 |
| Rzhev salient battles | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front battlefield
ⓘ
military salient ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rzhev meat grinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOperation |
Battles of Rzhev
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Büffel NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Rzhev–Vyazma strategic offensive operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Rzhev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
high casualties ⓘ prolonged fighting ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ winter warfare ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Army Group Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-03-31 ⓘ |
| evacuatedBy | Operation Büffel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLineLength | approximately 200 kilometers ⓘ |
| frontSectorOf | Army Group Centre front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the bloodiest sectors of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Volga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderGerman |
Günther von Kluge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSoviet |
Georgy Zhukov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivan Konev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy use of mines
ⓘ
intense close-quarters combat ⓘ large-scale encirclement attempts ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rzhev battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German withdrawal
ⓘ
Soviet reoccupation ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-01-08 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
anchored German front line
ⓘ
threatened Moscow ⓘ |
| terrain |
forests
ⓘ
river crossings ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Rzhev salient battles