Battle of Rostov (1942)

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The Battle of Rostov (1942) was a World War II clash on the Eastern Front in which German forces captured the strategic city of Rostov-on-Don from the Soviet Union, opening the way toward the Caucasus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
aimOfGermany breakthrough toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Rostov NERFINISHED
belligerent Red Army
Wehrmacht
cityCaptured Rostov-on-Don NERFINISHED
combatant Germany NERFINISHED
USSR NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
conflictType urban warfare
continent Europe
countryInvolved Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
followedBy Battle of the Caucasus NERFINISHED
German advance into the Caucasus
follows German advance into southern Russia in 1942
front Eastern Front NERFINISHED
hasEndTime 1942-07
hasLocation Rostov Oblast NERFINISHED
Rostov-on-Don NERFINISHED
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
hasStartTime 1942-07
historicalEra 20th century
involves German Army Group A NERFINISHED
German Army Group B NERFINISHED
locatedOn Don River NERFINISHED
militaryCampaignObjective securing routes to the Caucasus oil fields
notableFor German recapture of Rostov after Soviet success in 1941
objective capture of Rostov-on-Don
opponent Soviet Southern Front NERFINISHED
partOf Case Blue NERFINISHED
Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED
German 1942 summer offensive NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Rostov (1941) NERFINISHED
region southern Russia
result German victory
side1 Axis powers NERFINISHED
side2 Allied powers NERFINISHED
strategicConsequence opened the way toward the Caucasus
strategicImportance control of gateway to the Caucasus
control of transport hub on the Don River
theatre Southern sector of the Eastern Front
timePeriod July 1942
year 1942

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Battle of Rostov (1941) followedBy Battle of Rostov (1942)
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Rostov (1942)
Rostov offensive operations relatedTo Battle of Rostov (1942)