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After concluding the Battle of Kiev in September 1941, the German Army Group South advanced from the Dnieper to the Sea of Azov coast. The city of Rostov was assigned as the objective for the 11th Army now commanded by General Eugen Ritter von Schobert, however he died in a crash the same day due to landing his liaison Fieseler Storch aircraft in a minefield.
The Azov campaigns of 1695–1697 (Russian: Азо́вские похо́ды, romanized: Azovskiye Pokhody) were two Russian military campaigns during the Russo-Turkish War of 1686–1700, led by Peter the Great and aimed at capturing the Turkish fortress of Azov (garrison – 7,000 men) with the aim of controlling the southern mouth of the Don River gaining access to the Sea of Azov and ...
The Sea of Azov was frequently the scene of military conflicts between Russia, pursuing naval expansion to the south, and the major power in the region, Turkey. During the Russo-Turkish War (1686–1700), there were two campaigns in 1695–96 to capture the then Turkish fortress of Azov defended by a garrison of 7,000.
British and French warships struck at every vestige of Russian power along the coast of the Sea of Azov. Except for Rostov-on-Don and Azov, no town, depot, building or fortification was immune from attack and Russian naval power ceased to exist almost overnight. Contrary to established images of the Russian War, here was a campaign which was ...
The siege of Taganrog is a name given in some Russian histories to Anglo-French naval operations in the Sea of Azov between June and November 1855 during the Crimean War. British and French forces were implementing a strategy of destroying the supply lines for the main Russian army which ran through the Sea of Azov.
During the first phase of battle, only Ural and Salgyr opened fire against the Reds. The ships maneuvered and exchanged sporadic fire, until around midday the battle reached a peak. With 40 cables of distance, White gunboat Gaydamak scored one hit on the Red gunboat Znamya Sotsializma: the boiler's power pipes suffered damage and ship lost ...
The Donetsk Regional Drama Theater, a few blocks north of the Sea of Azov in the city’s center, was one of its many landmarks. Mariupol, Ukraine, at night, Dec. 22, 2020. (Mrpl.travel via ...
Black Sea Fleet sailors, including some from the Project 1164 Atlant class cruiser Moskva, sunk on 14 April 2022, were used as replacements for brigade losses in Mariupol. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Brigade deputy commander Colonel Alexei Berngard was made a Hero of the Russian Federation on 4 March for his leadership during the Battle of Volnovakha .