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Western Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Advance
Across Luxemburg, Belgium and North France.
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5.15.1940
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5.30.1940
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16
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2.
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March
north of the Somme, Aisne and Oise Rivers Establishing a Bridgehead.
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5.31.1940
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6.4.1940
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5
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3.
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Fighting
for the Oise-Aisne Canal and Chemin des Dames.
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6.5.1940
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6.6.1940
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2
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4.
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Fighting
for the Aisne Area and Pursuit to the Marne River.
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6.7.1940
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6.10.1940
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4
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5.
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Fighting
for the Marne and Pursuit to the Seine River.
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6.11.1940
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6.14.1940
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4
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6.
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Pursuit
from the Seine River to the Loire River.
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6.15.1940
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6.17.1940
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3
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7.
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Pursuit
from the Loire River to the Cher River.
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6.18.1940
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6.20.1940
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3
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8.
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Security
on the Demarcation Line.
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6.21.1940
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7.2.1940
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13
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9.
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Security
Positions in Belgium and Northern France
[Seelöwe]
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7.3.1940
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4.17.1941
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289
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10.
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March to
the Eastern Border
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4.18.1941
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6.21.1941
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65
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Eastern Campaign Calendar of Battles and Engagements
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1.
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Double
battle for Bialystok and Minsk.
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6.22.1941
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7.11.1941
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20
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a]
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Breakthrough
of the Frontier Position.
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6.22.1941
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6.24.1941
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3
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b]
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Battle
near Grodno.
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6.23.1941
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6.27.1941
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5
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c]
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Battle of
Bialystok-Slonim.
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6.24.1941
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7.11.1941
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18
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d]
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Pursuit
Battles toward the Duna..
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6.24.1941
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7.11.1941
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18
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e]
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Breakthrough
of the Duna Position.
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7.2.1941
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7.9.1941
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8
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2.
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Battle of
Smolensk
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7.8.1941
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8.5.1941
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29
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a]
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Battles
of Vitebsk-Smolensk.
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7.11.1941
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8.5.1941
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26
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b]
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Conquest
of Smolensk.
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7.14.1941
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7.20.1941
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7
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c]
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Fighting
by the Newel and Velikiye Luki.
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7.15.1941
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7.29.1941
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15
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3.
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Defensive
Battle at Yelnia and Smolensk.
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7.26.1941
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10.1.1941
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68
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a]
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Battle
for Velikiye Luki.
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7.30.1941
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8.21.1941
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23
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b]
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Defensive
Fighting at the Düna and Mjesha.
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8.1.1941
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10.1.1941
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62
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4.
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Battle
for Velikiye Luki.
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8.22.1941
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8.27.1941
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6
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5.
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Double
Battle for Vjasma and Bryansk.
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10.2.1941
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10.20.1941
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19
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a]
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Fighting
over Byeloy.
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10.2.1941
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10.5.1941
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4
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b]
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Battle near
Vjasma.
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10.5.1941
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10.13.1941
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9
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c]
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Advance
on Gshatsk.
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10.8.1941
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10.17.1941
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10
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6.
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Advance
on Moscow.
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10.4.1941
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12.5.1941
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63
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a]
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Breakthrough
of the Moscow Defensive Position.
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10.14.1941
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10.26.1941
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13
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b]
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Pursuit
to Kalinin.
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10.21.1941
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11.17.1941
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28
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c]
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Advance
from Lama to Klin.
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11.15.1941
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11.23.1941
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9
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7.
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Defensive
Fighting near Kalinin.
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11.18.1941
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12.14.1941
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27
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8.
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Defensive
Battle Before Moscow.
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12.5.1941
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4.18.1942
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135
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a]
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Defensive
Battles for Klin,
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12.6.1941
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12.19.1941
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14
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b]
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Defensive
Battles Between Kalinin and the Winter Positions.
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12.15.1941
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12.24.1941
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10
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c]
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Defensive
Fighting in the Winter Positions of the 9. Armee.
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12.25.1941
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4.18.1942
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115
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d]
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Winter
Battle of Rzhev.
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1.4.1942
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2.20.1942
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48
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e]
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Defensive
Fighting in the Velish-Velikiye Luki Sector.
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1.18.1942
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4.18.1942
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91
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9.
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Positional
Fighting in the Zone of Heeresgruppe Mitte.
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4.19.1942
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7.4.1943
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442
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a]
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Defensive
Battles in the aAea by Rzhev.
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7.30.1942
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9.26.1942
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59
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b]
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Battles
in the Area of Sytschevka-Rzhev-Belyi.
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11.25.1942
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12.15.1942
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21
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c]
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Retreat
to the Line Spas Demensk-Dorogobush-east of Velish.
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3.1.1943
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3.31.1943
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31
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10.
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Defensive
Fighting in the East in 1943
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7.5.1943
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12.15.1943
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164
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a]
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Assault
in the Area of Kursk. [Operation Zitadelle]
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7.5.1943
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7.12.1943
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8
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b]
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Defensive
Battles in Central Russia and Withdrawal to the Gomel-Orscha Line.
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7.13.1943
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10.10.1943
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90
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c]
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Defensive
Fighting at Bryansk and Withdrawal to Ssosh.
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9.3.1943
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10.2.1943
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30
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d]
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Defensive
Fighting on the Dniepr River and Ssosh.
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9.30.1943
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12.15.1943
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77
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11.
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Defensive
Fighting in Pripjet Area and in White Russia.
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12.16.1943
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4.19.1944
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126
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a]
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Defensive
Battle at Berezina.
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1.16.1944
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3.9.1944
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54
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b]
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Defensive
Battles at Rogatschev and Bychoff.
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2.21.1944
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3.3.1944
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12
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c]
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Defensive
Battle South of Tschaussy.
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3.25.1944
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3.31.1944
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7
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12.
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Positional
Fighting in the Zone of Heeresgruppe Mitte.
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4.20.1944
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6.21.1944
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63
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13.
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Defensive
Battles and Withdrawal Battles from the Russian Summer Offensive. [Pocket by
Bobruisk]
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6.22.1944
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7.5.1944
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14
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14.
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Fighting
on the Weichsel in the Area of Warsaw.
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7.27.1944
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9.16.1944
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52
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a]
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Destruction
of the Warsaw Uprising.
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8.1.1944
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10.2.1944
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63
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15.
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Positional
Fighting Near the Weichsel and in the Varka Bridgehead.
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9.17.1944
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1.12.1945
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118
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16.
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Withdrawal
Between the Weichsel and the Oder.
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1.13.1945
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1.31.1945
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19
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a]
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Defense
of Warsaw
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1.13.1945
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1.18.1945
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6
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b]
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Defense
of Posen
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1.22.1945
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2.23.1945
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33
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17.
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Positional
Fighting on the Oder and the Fortresses of Frankfurt and Küstrin.
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2.15.1945
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4.16.1945
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61
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18.
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Battle on
the Oder and Withdrawal to the Area South of Berlin [Halbe pocket].
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4.17.1945
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5.1.1945
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15
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