Battle of Krasny Bor

Quand

10 févr. 1943 – 13 févr. 1943

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

59.68° N, 30.67° E

Description

battle for Krasny Bor, Leningrad Oblast, during Operation Polar Star in February 1943

War

World War II

Attempt by Soviet forces to end the siege of Leningrad in February 1943

The Battle of Krasny Bor was part of the Soviet offensive Operation Polyarnaya Zvezda in the Eastern Front of World War II. It called for a pincer attack near Leningrad to build on the success of Operation Iskra and completely lift the siege of Leningrad, in the process encircling a substantial part of the German 18th Army. The offensive near the town of Krasny Bor formed the western arm of the pincer.

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