Military operation

Operation Nordlicht

23 Aug 1942 – Oct 1942 · 59.91° N, 31.08° E

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When
23 Aug 1942 – Oct 1942
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
59.91° N, 31.08° E
Description
proposed artillery bombardment of Leningrad in 1942

Operation Nordlicht (1942)

Proposed German operation in Leningrad

Operation Nordlicht was devised by the German high command, the Oberkommando des Heeres after a year-long battle for Leningrad when Adolf Hitler ordered a final assault on the besieged city. The main objective of the operation was to capture Leningrad using forces of Army Group North under Field Marshal Georg von Küchler, and thereby bring an end to the siege and free up hundreds of thousands of troops.

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