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European Battles
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Siege of Leningrad
1941-08-08 – 1944-01-18
– the city of Leningrad and armies of the Leningrad Front encircled -
First Battle of Kharkov
— Germans occupy Kharkov -
Siege of Sevastopol
1941-11-16 – 1942-07-04
– Crimea is occupied by the Germans -
Second Battle of Kharkov
1942-05-12 – 1942-05-30
– Red Army take city but are cut off by 1st Panzer Army -
Battle of Stalingrad
1942-09-01 – 1943-02-02
– Bloodiest battle in history -
Battle of Kursk
1943-07-05 – 1943-08-01
– largest tank battle in history; Germans defeated by defense in depth -
Battle of Tannenberg Line
1944-07-26 – 1944-08-12
– Soviet advance to Tallinn harbour brought to a halt by German forces -
Romania Switches Sides
1944-08-23
– defeat of German forces in Romania and switching of sides of Romania -
Vistula-Oder Offensive
1945-01-12 – 1945-02-02
– Soviet advance from Poland to deep within the borders of Germany -
Lake Balaton Offensive
1945-03-06 – 1945-03-17
– Last German offensive of the war -
Adolf Hitler
1945-04-30 – Death of Adolf Hitler -
WWII
1945-05-08 – End of World War II in Europe
