Demyansk
Encyclopedia
Demyansk is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) and the administrative center of Demyansky District
of Novgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located along the Yavon River. Population:
It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1406. The settlement was a place for the Battle of Demyansk
during World War II
in 1942.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) and the administrative center of Demyansky District
Demyansky District
Demyansky District is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Novgorod Oblast, Russia....
of Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located there...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located along the Yavon River. Population:
It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1406. The settlement was a place for the Battle of Demyansk
Demyansk Pocket
The Demyansk Pocket was the name given for the encirclement of German troops by the Red Army around Demyansk , south of Leningrad, during World War II on the Eastern Front. The pocket existed mainly from 8 February-21 April 1942. A much smaller pocket was simultaneously surrounded in Kholm, about ...
during World War II
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...
in 1942.