Battle of Rostov
Encyclopedia
Three battles of the Eastern Front of World War II
around the city of Rostov-on-Don
on the Sea of Azov
are known as the Battle of Rostov:
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
around the city of Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don
-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
on the Sea of Azov
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
are known as the Battle of Rostov:
- In the Battle of Rostov (1941)Battle of Rostov (1941)The article is about the German Army Group South Sea of Azov Offensive Operation commanded by General Gerd von Rundstedt, the Soviet Rostov Defensive Operation by the Southern Front commanded by General-Colonel Yakov Cherevichenko, and the Rostov Offensive Operation executed by the...
, the German 1st Panzer Army captured the city but was driven out by the Soviet 37th Army - In the Battle of Rostov (1942), the German 17th Army captured the city
- In the Battle of Rostov (1943), the Soviet Union recaptured the city