The Crimean Offensive, 1944: The Russian Battle for the Crimea

“…excellent color maps and black and white photos that help illustrate the struggles and challenges of typical combat on the Eastern Front.” – AMPS

By October 1943, the German 17th Army had been forced to retreat from the Kuban bridgehead across the Kerch Strait to Crimea. During the following months, the Red Army pushed back the German forces in the southern Ukraine. In November 1943, they eventually cut off the land—based connection of 17th Army through the Perekop Isthmus. Hitler prohibit...