The Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy: The Encirclement and Breakout of Army Group South, 1944

by Nikolaus von Vormann

Book Overview

In 1943 the tide began to turn against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their summer offensive, Operation Citadel, was a failure and the Red Army seized the initiative, despite appallingly high losses. Waging a war of attrition, the Russians gradually pushed Germany's Army Group South back. By October 1943 the Russians had reached the Dnepr in Ukraine, Kiev was liberated, and the scene was set for the events described in this book, written by a high-ranking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612006035
• ISBN13: 9781612006031
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"