Russian civilians line the roads, fleeing the front, during the First Battle of Voronezh. The corpse
Russian civilians line the roads, fleeing the front, during the First Battle of Voronezh. The corpse of a Soviet soldier lies in the foreground, killed in action. The battle was the successful opening move of the German summer offensive of 1942. Soviet losses during the First Battle of Voronezh totaled approximately 290,522 soldiers killed, 197,825 wounded, and 80,000 captured. In January and February of 1943, the Soviets would recapture Voronezh and the surrounding area from the Axis during the The Soviet forces recaptured the city in the Voronezh-Kastornensk Operation. Near Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast, Russia, Soviet Union. June 1942. -- source link
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