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Demyansk Pocket
1942 • Nowgorod Kesselschlacht
Historical Overview
First full air resupply of an entire army corps.
Quick Facts
Outcome:Ger. victory (breakout).
German Army
- Commander: Walter von Brockdorff
- Strength: ca. 100.000
- Casualties: ca. 6.000
Red Army
- Commander: Pawel Kurotschkin
- Strength: ca. 280.000
- Casualties: ca. 80.000
Strategic Context
Pinning down strong Soviet forces in the north.
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