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Campaigns
Westwall 1939
Western Campaign 1940
Occupation of France 1940-1941
Eastern Front 1941-1943
Destroyed at Stalingrad, reformed 1943
Eastern Front 1943-1945
History
The 6.Armee was established on 10 October 1939. It was stationed on the Western frontier near the area of Kleve as security forces from 10 October 1939 through 9 May 1940. They were involved in the Western Campaign from 10 may 1940 through 19 June 1940 in Belgium, Holland and then France. From 26 June 1940 they were stationed along the Demarcation Line in France until 2 July 1940 and then on the Canal Coast in Normandy until 15 April 1941. From the end of April 1941 through 21 June 1941 they were relocated to the Eastern Frontier in Galicia. The 6. Armee then fought in the East until surrendering at Stalingrad on 2 February 1943. The 6.Armee was in existence for 1,212 days and they fought on the Eastern front for 552 days entirely in the southern sectors.
The 6.Armee was re-established on 6 March 1943 from Armeeabteilung Hollidt. They were in existence for 795 days all of which were on the Eastern Front and in the southern sectors.
Organization
Höherer Arko 310
Korück 585
Armee-Nachschubführer 541
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 541
after reformation
Korück 593
Armee-Nachschubführer 541
Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 549
Höherer Arko 306
Commanders
Walter von Reichenau 10.10.1939
Friedrich Paulus 12.30.1941
after reformation
Karl Adolf Hollidt 3.5.1943
Maximilian de Angelis 4.8.1944
Maximilian Fretter-Pico 7.17.1944
Hermann Balck 12.23.1944
Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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Western Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Security
of the Western Border in the Area of Kleve.
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10.10.1939
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5.9.1940
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213
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2.
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Battle by
Maastricht.
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5.10.1940
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5.12.1940
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3
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a.
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Crossing
the Maas River.
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5.10.1940
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5.10.1940
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1
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b.
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Breakthrough
Over the Albert Canal in Western Maastricht.
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5.11.1940
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5.11.1940
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1
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c.
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Removal
of Fort Eben Emael.
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5.11.1940
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5.11.1940
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1
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3.
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Pursuit
Fighting in Eastern Belgium and Across the Albert Canal.
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5.11.1940
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5.13.1940
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3
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4.
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Encirclement
of the City of Lüttich.
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5.13.1940
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5.13.1940
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1
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5.
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Panzer
Battle by Hannut-Gembloux.
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5.12.1940
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5.16.1940
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5
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6.
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Crossing
the Gette River.
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5.13.1940
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5.13.1940
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1
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7.
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Breakthrough
to the Dyle Positions.
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5.15.1940
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5.17.1940
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3
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8.
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Pursuit
Fighting Across Senette and Demdre.
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5.18.1940
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5.19.1940
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2
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9.
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Removal
of Forts of Lüttich.
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5.13.1940
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5.28.1940
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16
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10.
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Removal
of the Forts of Namur.
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5.16.1940
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5.19.1940
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4
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11.
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Battle
over the Schelde.
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5.20.1940
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5.23.1940
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4
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12.
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Crossing
of the Lys River.
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5.24.1940
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5.24.1940
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1
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13.
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Fighting
in West Flanders and Over Lille.
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5.25.1940
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5.30.1940
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6
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14.
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Breakthrough
Battle on the Somme and Oise Rivers.
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6.5.1940
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6.8.1940
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4
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15.
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Crossing
of the Aisne River.
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6.8.1940
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6.8.1940
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1
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16.
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Pursuit
Fighting across Oise and Ourcq.
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6.9.1940
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6.11.1940
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3
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17.
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Breakdown
and Pursuit into the Paris Defensive positions.
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6.12.1940
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6.12.1940
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1
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18.
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Crossing
Over the Marne River and Pursuit to the Seine River.
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6.12.1940
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6.15.1940
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4
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19.
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Crossing
Over the Seine River and Pursuit to the Indre River.
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6.15.1940
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6.22.1940
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8
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a.
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Encirclement
of Orléans.
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6.16.1940
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6.16.1940
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1
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b.
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Crossing
Over the Loire River.
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6.17.1940
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6.19.1940
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3
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20.
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Security
on the Demarcation Line.
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6.26.1940
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7.2.1940
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7
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21.
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Security
on the Canal Coast in Normandy.
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7.3.1940
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4.17.1941
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289
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Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and
Engagements
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1.
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Frontier
Battles in Galicia-Volhynia.
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6.22.1941
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7.12.41
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21
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a]
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Frontier
Battles Between the Bug and Styr.
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6.22.1943
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6.28.1941
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7
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b]
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Battles
Between the Styr and the Stalin Line.
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6.23.1941
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7.12.1941
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20
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2.
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Breakthrough
at Kiev and Advance to the Dnieper.
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7.2.1941
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7.25.1941
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24
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a]
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Breakthrough
of the Stalin Line.
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7.2.1941
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7.25.1941
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24
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b]
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Battle at
Cudnov-Berditchev.
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7.8.1941
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7.16.1941
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9
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c]
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Defensive
Battle Near Zwiahel and Sokolov.
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7.11.1941
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7.14.1941
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4
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3.
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Fighting
in the Area North of Zitomir.
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7.14.1941
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8.21.1941
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39
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4.
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Pursuit
Fighting towards the Dnieper and attack across the Dnieper.
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7.25.1941
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10.5.1941
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43
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a]
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Pursuit
Battles to the Dnieper.
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7.26.1941
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8.29.1941
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35
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b]
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Fighting
in the Area of Boguslav-Cherkassy.
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8.8.1941
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8.22.1941
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15
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5.
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Battle
near Kiev.
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8.21.1941
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9.27.1941
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38
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a]
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Fight
Over the Gornostaipol-Ostjer Bridgehead.
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8.21.1941
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9.9.1941
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20
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b]
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Covering
Fighting East of the Dnieper.
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9.4.1941
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9.16.1941
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13
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c]
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Fight for
Kiev.
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9.13.1941
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9.19.1941
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7
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d]
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Battle in
the Area east of Kiev.
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9.14.1941
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9.27.1941
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14
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6.
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Pursuit
to the Donets.
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10.1.1941
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11.21.1941
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52
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a]
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Pursuit
Fighting on the Psiol and the Vorskla.
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10.1.1941
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10.10.1941
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10
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b]
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Fighting
Near Kharkov and Belgorod.
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10.17.1941
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10.25.1941
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9
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7.
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Fighting
on the Upper Donets and on the Don-Ssemina.
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10.26.1941
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6.29.1942
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247
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a]
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Fighting
Near Oboyan and Rshava.
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1.1.1942
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1.16.1942
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16
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b]
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Defensive
Fighting North of Kharkov.
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1.17.1942
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5.11.1942
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115
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8.
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Spring
Battle Near Kharkov.
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5.12.1942
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6.26.1942
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46
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a]
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Defensive
Battle near Kharkov.
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5.12.1942
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5.21.1942
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10
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b]
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Kessel
Battle Southwest of Kharkov.
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5.22.1942
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5.27.1942
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6
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c]
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Battle of
Voltchansk.
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6.10.1942
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6.16.1942
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7
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d]
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Battle of
Izyum-Kupiansk.
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6.22.1942
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6.26.1942
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5
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9.
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Eastern
Offense in 1942 [Case Blue]
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6.28.1942
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11.18.1942
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144
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a]
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Breakthrough
and Advance to the Central Don.
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6.30.1942
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7.25.1942
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26
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b]
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Fighting
in the Area of Kalatsch-Ostrowsky-Kljetzkaya.
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7.26.1942
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8.22.1942
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28
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c]
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Assault
on Stalingrad.
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8.17.1942
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11.18.1942
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94
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10.
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1942/1943
Winter Defensive Battles.
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11.19.1942
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2.13.1943
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87
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a]
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Defensive
Fight for Stalingrad.
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11.19.1942
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11.21.1942
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3
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b]
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Defense
of Fortress Stalingrad and Capitulation.
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11.22.1942
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2.2.1943
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73
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(reformed) Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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2.
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Position Fighting in the Zone of
Heeresgruppe Sud..
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4.1.1943
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7.3.1943
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94
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a]
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Defensive Fighting in the
Mius-Donez Positions.
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4.1.1943
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7.3.1943
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94
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3.
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Defensive Fighting on the Mius.
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7.4.1943
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8.2.1943
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30
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4.
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Defensive Battles on the Mius and
on the Donets Bend.
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8.18.1943
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9.16.1943
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29
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5.
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Defensive Battles in Southern
Russia and Retreat to the Dnieper.
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9.17.1943
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11.3.1943
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48
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a]
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Defensive battles on the Mius and
on the Donets Bend.
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9.17.1943
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9.20.1943
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4
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b]
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Defensive Battle Southeast of
Zaporozhe.
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9.21.1943
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10.8.1943
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18
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c]
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Defensive Battle in the Nogaizchen
Steppe.
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10.9.1943
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11.3.1943
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26
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6.
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Defensive Fighting on the Lower
Dnieper.
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11.4.1943
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12.31.1943
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58
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a]
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First Defensive Battle for the
Nikopol Bridgehead.
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11.20.1943
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11.29.1943
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10
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b]
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Second Defensive Battle for the
Nikopol Bridgehead and Northwest of Zaporozhe.
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12.19.1943
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12.25.1943
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7
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7.
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Defensive Fighting in the Southern
Ukraine.
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1.1.1944
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5.12.1944
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133
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a]
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Position Fighting on the Lower
Dnieper.
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1.1.1944
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3.9.1944
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69
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b]
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Defensive Battle for Krivoi Rog
and Retreat From the Area of Nikopol.
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2.3.1944
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2.22.1944
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20
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c]
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Defensive fighting on the Dnieper
and the Ingulez.
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2.23.1944
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3.6.1944
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13
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d]
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Defensive Battle North of
Nikolayev and Withdrawal Fighting to the Bug.
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3.7.1944
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3.26.1944
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20
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e]
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Retreat Through Transnistrien to
the Lower Dniester.
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4.15.1944
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5.12.1944
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28
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f]
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Defensive Fighting on the Lower
Dniester.
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5.10.1944
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5.12.1944
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2
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8.
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Position Fighting in theZone of
Heeresgruppe Südukraine.
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5.13.1944
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8.19.1944
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99
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a]
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Fighting West of Grigoriopol.
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5.14.1944
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5.22.1944
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9
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b]
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Assault North of Jassy.
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5.30.1944
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6.6.1944
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8
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c]
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Position Fighting on the Dniester.
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6.7.1944
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8.20.1944
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75
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9.
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Battle in Bessarabia [Smashing
Kischinew]
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8.21.1944
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8.24.1944
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4
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10.
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Defensive Battle in
Siebenbürgen [Klausenburg]
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8.25.1944
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9.27.1944
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34
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11.
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Fighting in Eastern Hungary, Tank
Battle in Puszta.
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9.28.1944
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10.28.1944
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31
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12.
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Fighting Between the Thieß and the
Donau.
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10.29.1944
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12.18.1944
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51
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13.
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Fighting Between the Lake Balaton
and the Donau.
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12.19.1944
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3.5.1945
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77
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a]
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Defense of Budapest.
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12.24.1944
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2.12.1945
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51
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14.
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Tank Battle in the Hungarian
Lowlands at Stuhlweißburg.
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3.6.1945
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3.23.1945
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18
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15.
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Defense and Rearguard Fighting
South of the Donau to the Eastern Alps.
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3.24.1945
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5.8.1945
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46
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