Battle for Pskov. April 1944
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Unable to free Pskov in early March, the command of the Leningrad Front decided to resume an offensive in the Pskov direction in April.
During the second half of March, the troops were replenished. Given the gained experience, assault battalions were created, artillery interaction with other branches of troops was established.
However, the offensive begun on March 31, after a successful breakthrough of the German defense, turned into a positional battle for exhaustion. Its participants, both the Soviet and the German side, compared this battle with the battles held near Leningrad in 1942-1944. Within two weeks, all the attempts of the Soviet troops to continue the offensive were reflected by the enemy. Pskov had to wait for his liberation for another three months ...
The new book of Sergei Biryuk is completing the story about the Pskov strategic offensive operation of the Leningrad Front, begun in the book of March 1944. The battle for Pskov "
During the second half of March, the troops were replenished. Given the gained experience, assault battalions were created, artillery interaction with other branches of troops was established.
However, the offensive begun on March 31, after a successful breakthrough of the German defense, turned into a positional battle for exhaustion. Its participants, both the Soviet and the German side, compared this battle with the battles held near Leningrad in 1942-1944. Within two weeks, all the attempts of the Soviet troops to continue the offensive were reflected by the enemy. Pskov had to wait for his liberation for another three months ...
The new book of Sergei Biryuk is completing the story about the Pskov strategic offensive operation of the Leningrad Front, begun in the book of March 1944. The battle for Pskov "
Author:
Author:Biryuk S.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Military Books
- Category:Historical Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: War
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00155-112-6
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