Donbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943)
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Was a Soviet military operation with the goal of liberating the Donetsk Basin, or Donbas, from the forces of Nazi Germany.
Chronology
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August 1943: Taganrog was liberated by Soviet troops.
September 1943: Kal'mius River conquered by USSR.
September 1943: Soviet troops liberated Horlivka and Artemivsk.
September 1943: Konstantikovka conquered by USSR.
September 1943: Sovieto liberation of Barvenkovo.
September 1943: Soviet forces driving along edge of Sea of Azov take Mariupol.
September 1943: As a result of a Soviet victory, the German Army had been forced to fall back more than 300 kilometer on the Panther-Wotan line along the Dnieper.
September 1943: Germans announce evacuation of Stalino.
Selected Sources
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.130
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.132
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.133
