Yelnya Offensive

When

30 Aug 1941 – 8 Sep 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

54.57° N, 33.17° E

Description

1941 military offensive

Part of Battle of Smolensk (1941)

The Yelnya offensive was a military operation by the Soviet Army during the Battle of Smolensk during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which began the German-Soviet War. The offensive was an attack against the semi-circular Yelnya salient which the German 4th Army had extended 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-east of Smolensk, forming a staging area for an offensive towards Vyazma and eventua…

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