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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Battle of Rostov (1942) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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control of transport hub on the Don River ⓘ |
| theatre | Southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1942 ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Second Battle of Rostov (1942)