The next rzhevsychyovka offensive 25 november 1942 20 december 1942 codenamed operation mars. Atlas and survey, operation mars novemberdecember 1942. Operation mars revisited which is an in depth summary of the battle featured in. Operation torch, 811 november 1942 military history.
The german 9th army reports of soviet attacks across the rzhev front signaled the start of soviet operation mars. Glantz draws a detailed and vivid account of how, in operation uranus, the. During this year there were about 5 battles around rzhev. The rzhevsychevka operation 25 november december 1942 the russian attack was lead by general g. There were 47 days remaining until the end of the year.
By the later part of 1942 the red army had recuperated sufficiently to put their concept into practice. November 14, 1942 was the 318 th day of the year 1942 in the gregorian calendar. Operation perpetual, 1112 november 1942 military history. Strategic operations of the red army in world war ii. Rzhev slaughterhouse battles of the rzhev salient 19421943 duration. Lost battles brings eleven new scenarios to the game, adding countless more hours of gameplay to the famous war in the east game engine. It took place between 25 november 20 december, 1942 in a salient in the vicinity of moscow. Operation uranus was the codename of the soviet 1923 november 1942 strategic operation in world war ii which led to the encirclement of the german sixth army, the third and fourth romanian armies, and portions of the german fourth panzer army. It took place between 25 november december, 1942 in a salient in the vicinity of moscow. The failure of german troops to defeat soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war. Operation mars 25 november 20 december 1942 sychevka offensive 24 november 14 december 1942 belyi offensive 25 november 16 december 1942.
November 25, 1942 wednesday soviet forces launched operation mars, an offensive around the rzhev salient near moscow. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 11 november 2016. Operation uranus was originally postponed from 8 to 17 november, and later moved back to 19 november. And though the attack was launched in mid november 1942, its origins go back to september and marshal zhukovs visit to the stalingrad front. November 1942 the stalingrad trilogy, volume 3 anglais relie 14 mars 2014. It took place between 25 november and 20 december 1942 around the rzhev salient in the. Repeated frontal attacks against german strong points resulted in heavy losses. When operation torch was first being planed admiral andrew cunningham, the commander of the naval forces had recommended adding a landing at bizerta in tunisia. The red armys epic disaster in operation mars 1942. Operation perpetual 11 12 november 1942 saw british troops capture a number of ports on the coast east of algiers in the aftermath of operation torch.
By the winter of 1942, the red army of workers and peasants had contained the german attacks of the previous summer and fall. Operation kreml was a german army plan to deceive the soviet high command into believing that the renewed summer offensive in 1942 would. It took place between 25 november and 20 december 1942 around the rzhev. November 8, 1942 was the 312 nd day of the year 1942 in the gregorian calendar. The northernmost of these would be operation mars, aimed at the german ninth army around the city of rzhev, west of moscow in the winter of. November 1942, the 29th and 30th armies of general konev have been fighting since the summer against the german 9th army commanded by model, in rzhev, near moscow. On november 25, begins operation mars, an offense that should end with the 9th army and destroy the german army group centre or at least serve as a distraction to avoid the possible. Famous people born on this day include tom weiskopf and thomas daniel weiskopf.
This is a list of world war ii battles, sorted by front location. The day of the week was saturday if you are trying to learn spanish then this day of the week in spanish is sabado. There was only one survivor of the 657 people aboard and he was taken aboard u515 as a prisoner of war. Strategic operations of the red army in world war ii the strategic operations of the red army in world war ii were major military events on the eastern. Sovietgerman front in late 1942, rescues operation mars from such terrible oblivion. Now came the time for a whole series of counteroffensive of its own, designed to cut off and destroy the weakened nazi armies. The objective of operation uranus was to destroy the german sixth army in stalingrad. November, 1942 during the past year the vast world wide war has touched australia more poig nantly than ever before. It is now clear that both operation mars and uranus were planned in late september.
Soviet strategic offensive plan, 26 september 1942. Only 47 ju 52 transport planes were on hand for the first day, a. It took place between 25 november and 20 december 1942 around the rzhev salient in the vicinity of moscow. Originally planned for lateoctober 1942, but postponed until 25 november, operation mars was intended to be a companion piece to operation uranus, the codename for the soviets stalingrad strategic counteroffensive. Redirected from list of world war ii battles this list is incomplete. Taken together, the twin strategic operations, significantly named for. Planning and buildup allied forces the battle western task force central task force eastern task force aftermath. Atlas and survey, operation mars november december 1942. November 09, 1942, monday, what happened on 1191942. It was monday, under the sign of scorpio see birth chart on november 9, 1942. Soviet offensive operations, december 1942 august 1943 by. The red armys epic disaster in operation mars, 1942 modern war studies paperback glantz, david m. Pdf click to increase image size click to decrease. The red armys epic disaster in operation mars, 1942 by david m.
Operation uranus soviets attack outside stalingrad a german soldier mans a machine gun position in the snow of early 1942. The germans began airlifting supplies to the 6th army trapped in stalingrad. This involved both fighter and ground attack strategic sweeps against german targets in the velikiye luki area. Counterpoint to stalingrad, operation mars november december 1942. Operations on the eastern front, 19411945 chapter 12 the. The northernmost of these would be operation mars, aimed at the german ninth army around the city of rzhev, west of. Only 47 ju 52 transport planes were on hand for the first day, a small fraction of what was needed. I am doing a research about the hole thing because my grandfather died there in 1943. During operation mars, the second rzhevsychevka offensive in late november and december 1942, which was directed by zhukov, the western and kalinin fronts sought to destroy the german ninth army and, if possible, all of army group center. Operation torch was the invasion of west north africa to prevent the germans taking control of the territories occupied by the french, then under the control of the vichy french government. Operation mars was an attack against the large german salient around rzhev, left by. One of the leastknown stories of world war ii, operation mars was an epic military disaster.
A small unit of royal marines began raiding shipping in the french port of bordeaux. Bombs have fallen on our shores, submarines have visited our harbours, our capital ships have been sunk. This largeformat 11 x 17 atlas contains translated maps from formerly classified soviet general staff materials, german operational and intelligence maps, and complete daily situation maps. Military history not visualized recommended for you. It may not seem like much but this video attempts to outline the most basic visual timeline of operation mars. Operation mars, planned for october 1942 and conducted in late november, was the companion piece of operation uranus, the code name for the soviet stalingrad strategic counteroffensive. Operation mars eller andra rzjevsytjovkaoffensiven var en sovjetisk offensiv som genomfordes av roda armen mot tyska armen pa ostfronten under andra varldskriget. Operatsiya uran was the codename of the soviet 1923 november 1942 strategic operation in world war ii which led to the encirclement of the german sixth army, the third and fourth romanian armies, and portions of the german fourth panzer army. By conducting operations mars and uranus, the soviet stavka headquarters of the high command sought to. Operation barbarossa, during world war ii, code name for the german invasion of the soviet union, which was launched on june 22, 1941. There were 53 days remaining until the end of the year. Operation mars 1942, red god of war 24 november 1942 8 february 1943, 11.
The day of the week was sunday if you are trying to learn japanese then this day of the week in japanese is nichiyobi. Soviet operation mars is the most glaring instance where the historiography of the germansoviet war has failed us 3. The november 1942 calendar shown above has marked dates of important events and popular us holidays. Operation uranus soviets attack outside stalingrad.
German troops spring into action during an alarm in late 1942. Operation mars was the codename for the second rzhevsychevka offensive operation russian. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Glantz foreign military studies office, fort leavenworth, ks. The red armys epic disaster in operation mars, 1942 by. Operation mars was the operation codename for the rzhev offensive operation part of the rzhevvyazma strategic offensive operation 08.
Operation mars battles and operations of the soviet. Operation torch 811 november 1942 was the allied invasion of vichy occupied north africa, and was the first significant land operation carried out by american troops in the war against germany. Assault and overrun of a german held village by a russian guards unit during the opening stages of operation mars. American troops on board a landing craft heading for the beaches at oran in algeria during operation torch, november 1942. The british ocean liner ceramic was torpedoed and sunk west of the azores by german submarine u515.
Counterpoint to stalingrad, operation mars november. Mars was just a short periode in the long episode of the rzhew battle. Learn more about operation barbarossa in this article. Find highlights of the major events of world war ii here.
The fighting around rzhew toke plase from mid januari 1942 untill the end of march 1943. Operation mars was a military failure, and the soviets were unable to accomplish any of their objectives. The narrative is a very detailed and well researched study of operations and strategy, with little attention to air combat or logistics, and should be familiar to anyone who has read his other works. Zhukovs memoirs distort both the calendar of events in fall 1942 and his role in and the course of operation mars. S 3 originally planned for lateoctober 1942, but postponed until 25 november, operation mars was intended to be a companion piece to operation uranus, the codename for the soviets stalingrad strategic counteroffensive. On 28 june 1942, bocks army group south began operation blue. Discussion centers on whether op mars was merely a diversionary attack for operation uranus the encirclement of the german.
Glantz founder and director of the us armys foreign military studies office, ft leavenworth, kansas. So during19 november 1942 31 december 1943, there was the red army strategic counteroffensive at stalingrad, as a transitional period marked by alternating attempts by both sides to assure strategic gain. Shorter scenarios like operation mars, courland pocket, smolensk 1941, operation bagration, the liberation of leningrad and operation konrad bring you to some of the most interesting operations in world war ii while keeping the time investment to 15 turns or less. Learn about 65 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in nov 1942 or search by date or keyword. My friend and i have been talking about going to russia next summer. Once upon a honeymoon, directed by leo mccarey, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1942. Operation mars, also known as second rzhevsychevka offensive operation russian. If you move mouse over a day number a small window with additional information will popup. The offensive was one in a series of particularly bloody and mostly futile engagements collectively known as the battles of.
Glantzs indispensable account, fundamentally important for a proper understanding of the sovietgerman front in late 1942, rescues operation mars from such terrible oblivion. Operation torch the invasion of n orth a frica 8th to 12th nov ember 1942. Soviet operation mars is the most glaring instance where the historiography of the germansoviet war has failed u. Zhukov notes the existence of operation mars in his memoirs, and he apparently played a major role in its planning and conduct, along with the two participating front commanders, i. Operation mars 1942, red god of war 24 november 1942 8 february 1943, 11 turns courland pocket 44 5 october 1944 3 january 1945, turns operation konrad 31 december 24 february 1945, 8 turns liberation of leningrad 44 january 19 april 1944, 14 turns smolensk 1941 10 july 17 september 1941, 10 turns. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from nov 16, 1942 or search by date, day or keyword. It was not only the operation mars what took place near rzhev. Seen in postwar history as a pivotal strategic period of war that began the second period of the great patriotic war 19 november 1942 31 december 1943, these operations would open the winter campaign of 1942 1943 19 november 1942 3 march 1943 taking on the strategic and operational planning structure below, employing several fronts. A detailed study of operation mars, a soviet offensive against the rzhev salient to the west of moscow in late november 1942. Glantz born january 11, 1942 is an american military historian known for his books on the red army during world war ii, and the chief editor of the journal of slavic military studies. After enduring months of bitter and costly defensive combat at stalingrad, on 19 november 1942, red.
Erik scavenius tilltrader som statsminister i danmark. After the large russian attack of december 41 the german army was pushed back to the west. The second rzhevsychevka offensive codenamed operation mars was a strategic offensive launched by soviet forces against german forces during world war ii. The operation uranus was executed at roughly the midpoint of the fivemonthlong. Shorter scenarios like operation mars, courland pocket, smolensk 1941, operation bagration, the liberation of leningrad and operation konrad bring you to some of the most interesting operations in world war ii while keeping the time investment to 15 turns or. November 5, 1942 november 11, 1942 this world war ii timeline details the occupation of tunisia by nazi germany and italy. Although mars ended in bloody failure, it weakened the ninth. Our gallant men are sent silently and steadily to that mysterious north, while. The german army was stuck there for more than one year.