Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If the ussr then loses, but the wallies stay in the war to the bitter end and win, then finland probably will remain untouched and keeps their gains. Good history needs editingthe book has good information. Demyansk is a small town in russia which sits about halfway between moscow and leningrad. The frozen fortress campaign book 245 kindle edition by robert forczyk, peter dennis. Isbn 9785699673353 this book, as all previous ones, was written without a contract, financing, direct or indirect support from any state, academic or sociopolitical structures.
The frozen fortress campaign book 245 kindle edition by forczyk, robert, dennis, peter. Future of finland in a ww2 where leningrad and murmansk fall. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Armee occupied demyansk in the fall of 1941 because it was key terrain a crossroads located on high ground amidst a sea of swampy terrain that would be used as a springboard for. Surprising, but fact such artillery system in the wehrmacht, capable of shooting at a distance in the 20km range, was the 105mm cannon 18 17.
The fighting around the town of demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the eastern front during the second world war, stretching from february 1942 to february 1943. A much smaller force was surrounded in the kholm pocket at the town of. Dec 23, 2016 imho the loss of leningrad and murmansk in 1941 creates the preconditions for the defeat of the ussr in 1942 43. The battle of demyansk was part of the soviet offensive operation polar star against axis forces which took place in demyansk from 15 to 28 february 1943. The fighting around the town of demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the eastern front during world war ii, stretching from february 1942 to february 1943. Amongst one of its more notable aspects are the descriptions of the capabilities of the respective armies on hand for the engagement. Osprey campaign 245 demyanskthe frozen fortress 194243. Osprey campaign 245 demyansk the frozen fortress 194243 robert forczyk. If leningrad falls early in 1941, say august or september, then the soviets are really screwed because the finns then have little or no recourse to stop their own civilian ambitions for wanting greater finland, while the germans will put all the necessary pressure on the finns to take murmansk and capture the rr link to the rest of the ussr. Initial assessment this is another book in the campaign series and follows the same format as previous volumes and. The pocket existed mainly from 8 february to 21 april 1942. The frozen fortress campaign 9781849085526 by forczyk, robert and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Demyansk 194243 the frozen fortress scale modelling now. The frozen fortress campaign book 245 on your kindle in under a minute.
Demyansk 194243 by robert forczyk, 9781849085526, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bloomsbury publishing, jun 20, 2012 history 96 pages. Despite the limited space in an osprey campaign series book, demyansk 194243 provides a good detailed overview in english on one of the forgotten battles on world war iis eastern front. The fighting around the town of demyansk was one of the longest enc. However, in the projectile weight this system could not even be compared with the soviet 19 and ml20. This book details the plight of encircled german forces around demyansk in northern russia. The fighting around the town of demyansk was one of the. In this battle the germans hold off a much larger soviet force attempting to destroy them. Read demyansk 194243 the frozen fortress by robert forczyk available from rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading demyansk 194243. The northwestern front and mikhail khozin special group engaged the 16th army of army group north in an operation for control of demyansk and to destroy axis forces in the region. In this battle the germans hold off a much larger soviet force attempting to. Demyansk pocket european theatre of world war ii military. Demyansk 194243 ebook by robert forczyk 9781780964423.