Ending the Siege of Leningrad: German and Spanish Artillery at the Battle of Krasny Bor

by Carlos Caballero Jurado

Overview

Alternative look at the efforts to lift one of the most famous sieges of the Second World War.

The Battle of Krasny Bor in 1943 was part of the Soviet Red Army's efforts to lift the blockade of Leningrad, one of the longest and most destructive in history.

Previous works on the Battle of Krasny Bor have focused primarily on the infantry involved, especially when using veteran testimonies, and the use of artillery has been conspicuously absent.

This book aims to put the reader right in the heart of the battle, describing the action from an artilleryman's point of view, seeing it fundamentally as a duel between the Soviet and German-Spanish soldiers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526741028
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	08/05/2020
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

I Introduction: The Overlooked Protagonists 7

II The Siege of Leningrad: Two Artilleries, Head to Head 10

III The Two Blue Division Artillery Regiments 21

IV The Storm Closes In 53

V The Artillery Duel 99

VI The Behemoths: Railway Artillery 119

VII Analysing the Battle 145

Appendices

1 Comparison of the characteristics of the main artillery pieces mentioned (excluding railway and infantry cannons). 173

2 Artillery of L Army Corps as at 26 January 1943. Operational strengths of the various units. 174

3 Artillery of L Army Corps as at 14 February 1943. Operational strengths of the various units. 177

4 Type and number of artillery pieces of L Corps, as at 26 January 1943. 181

5 Type and number of artillery pieces and multiple rocket launchers of L Corps, as at 14 February 1943. 182

6 Deployment of Heerestruppen artillery units in the various sectors of the 18th Army. Evolution from 1 January to 24 February. 183

7 List of names of artillery commanders, officers, NCOs and gunners who were cited as "Distinguished" in the fighting on 10 February 1943 in the Krasny Bor sector. 186

8 German tactical symbols applicable to the artillery. 196

9 L Corps infantry as at 20 February 1943. Battalion strengths. 199

Endnotes 202