Lyuban Offensive Operation
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The Lyuban Offensive Operation was a major Soviet Red Army campaign during World War II aimed at breaking the German siege of Leningrad by attacking near the town of Lyuban in early 1942.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyuban Offensive Operation canonical | 1 |
| Lyuban offensive operation | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lyuban Offensive
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Lyuban Offensive Operation (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| combatant |
Red Army
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderSoviet | Andrey Vlasov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
destruction of Soviet 2nd Shock Army
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heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sinyavino Offensive (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front |
Leningrad Front
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Volkhov Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrated difficulties of large-scale Soviet offensives in early war years ⓘ |
| location |
Leningrad Oblast
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Lyuban NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian SFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Soviet winter campaign of 1941–1942 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Soviet forces advanced deep into German lines before being cut off
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conducted in swampy and forested terrain near the Volkhov River ⓘ |
| objective |
to break the siege of Leningrad
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to encircle and defeat German forces south of Leningrad ⓘ |
| opponentFormation | German Army Group North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Soviet offensive failed to break the siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
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Soviet attempts to lift the Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sinyavino Offensive (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-01 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | attempt to relieve Leningrad from encirclement ⓘ |
| theater | Northern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1942 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | ground offensive ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Volkhov Front
this entity surface form:
Lyuban offensive operation