What the records say
- When
- 19 Nov 1942 – 16 Jan 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.35° N, 30.52° E
- Description
- 1942 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Velikiye Luki
1942 battle
The Battle of Velikiye Luki, also named Velikiye Luki offensive operation, started with the attack by the forces of the Kalinin Front against the 3rd Panzer Army during the winter campaign of 1942–1943 with the objective of liberating the Russian city of Velikiye Luki as a previous part of the northern pincer of the Rzhev-Sychevka Strategic Offensive Operation.
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