Battle of Voronezh (1942)
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The Battle of Voronezh, or First Battle of Voronezh, was a battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, fought in and around the strategically important city of Voronezh on the Don river, 450 km south
A Soviet KV-1 heavy tank destroyed near Voronezh (1942)
German soldiers in position near Voronezh, June 1942. The sergeant with binoculars is beside a soldier with the Panzerbüchse anti-tank rifle; in the background two soldiers with the MG 34 squad automatic gun.
The 1943 Battle of Voronezh or Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive operation was a Soviet counter-offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II on recapturing the city of Voronezh during January 1943.
Battle of Voronezh (1942)
…reinforce the forces in Stalingrad before the 4th Panzer Army could arrive to allow taking of Stalingrad. The Soviet forces recaptured the city in the Battle of Voronezh of 1943. Beevor, Antony (1998). Stalingrad. London: Viking. ISBN 978-0-14-103240-5…
Soviet soldiers in the liberated city of Voronezh, on 25 January 1943