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The Battle of Rzhev in the summer of 1942 was part of a series of battles that lasted 15 months in the center of the Eastern Front.It is known in Soviet history of World War II as the first Rzhev–Sychyovka offensive operation, which was defined as spanning from 30 July to 23 August 1942. However, it is widely documented that the fighting continued undiminished into September and did not finally cease until the beginning of October 1942.The Red Army suffered massive casualties for little gain during the fighting, giving the battle a notoriety reflected in its sobriquet: "The Rzhev Meat Grinder".

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  • The Battle of Rzhev in the summer of 1942 was part of a series of battles that lasted 15 months in the center of the Eastern Front.It is known in Soviet history of World War II as the first Rzhev–Sychyovka offensive operation, which was defined as spanning from 30 July to 23 August 1942. However, it is widely documented that the fighting continued undiminished into September and did not finally cease until the beginning of October 1942.The Red Army suffered massive casualties for little gain during the fighting, giving the battle a notoriety reflected in its sobriquet: "The Rzhev Meat Grinder". Rzhev lies 140 miles (230 kilometres) west of Moscow and was captured by the German Wehrmacht in Operation Typhoon in the autumn of 1941, which took them to the gates of Moscow. When the Soviet counteroffensive drove them back, Rzhev became a cornerstone of the Germans' defense. By mid-1942, the city stood at the apogee of a salient that protruded from the front lines, pointing in the general direction of Moscow. In July and August 1942, Stalin tasked two of his front commanders, General Georgy Zhukov (commanding the Western Front) and General Ivan Konev (commanding the Kalinin Front), to conduct an offensive to recapture Rzhev and strike a blow against Army Group Center that would push them away from Moscow. The attack would fall upon one of their main opponents of the winter battles, General Walter Model's 9th Army, which occupied the majority of the Rzhev salient. The high losses and few gains made during the two-month struggle left a lasting impression on the Soviet soldiers who took part. In October, the strategic balance in the centre of the Eastern Front remained essentially unchanged. However, the German army had also suffered grievous losses, and whilst its defence had been tactically successful, it had achieved little more than maintaining the status quo. And although the offensive failed, Zhukov was given another chance to crush the Rzhev salient soon afterwards. (en)
  • Рже́вско-Сычёвская стратеги́ческая наступа́тельная опера́ция (30 июля — 1 октября 1942 года) — боевые действия Калининского (командующий — генерал-полковник И. С. Конев) и Западного (командующий и руководитель операции — генерал армии Г. К. Жуков) фронтов с целью разгрома немецкой 9-й армии (командующий — генерал-полковник В. Модель) группы армий «Центр» (командующий — генерал-фельдмаршал Г. фон Клюге), оборонявшейся в Ржевско-Вяземском выступе. (ru)
  • Перша Ржевсько-Сичовська операція (також відома як «Ржевська м'ясорубка», Друга битва за Ржев) (30 липня — 1 жовтня 1942) — серія довготривалих бойових дій радянських військ Калінінського й Західного фронтів, проведена з 30 липня по 1 жовтня 1942 за єдиним замислом з метою розгрому німецької 9-ї польової армії (генерал-полковник В.Модель) групи армій «Центр», що оборонялася на Ржевсько-Вяземському виступі. (uk)
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  • 70,000 +(see [[#Losses
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  • 1942-10-01 (xsd:date)
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  • German victory
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  • Aircraft: 1,100
  • As of 30 July 1942:
  • As of 5 September 1942:
  • Guns: 2,947
  • Men: 334,808
  • Men: 486,000
  • Men: unknown
  • Tanks: 1,715
  • Tanks: 234
  • Tanks: 412
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  • Red Army artillery being redeployed through the mud, October 1942 (en)
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  • 70000 (xsd:integer)
  • 300000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Adolf Hitler (en)
  • Joseph Stalin (en)
  • Ivan Konev (en)
  • Heinrich von Vietinghoff (en)
  • Walter Model (en)
  • Georgy Zhukov (en)
  • Günther von Kluge (en)
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  • Battle of Rzhev (en)
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  • the Battles of Rzhev on the Eastern Front of World War II (en)
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  • Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (en)
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  • German victory (en)
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  • Aircraft: 1,100 (en)
  • Guns: 2,947 (en)
  • Men: 334,808 (en)
  • Men: 486,000 (en)
  • Men: unknown (en)
  • Tanks: 1,715 (en)
  • Tanks: 234 (en)
  • Tanks: 412 (en)
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  • Рже́вско-Сычёвская стратеги́ческая наступа́тельная опера́ция (30 июля — 1 октября 1942 года) — боевые действия Калининского (командующий — генерал-полковник И. С. Конев) и Западного (командующий и руководитель операции — генерал армии Г. К. Жуков) фронтов с целью разгрома немецкой 9-й армии (командующий — генерал-полковник В. Модель) группы армий «Центр» (командующий — генерал-фельдмаршал Г. фон Клюге), оборонявшейся в Ржевско-Вяземском выступе. (ru)
  • Перша Ржевсько-Сичовська операція (також відома як «Ржевська м'ясорубка», Друга битва за Ржев) (30 липня — 1 жовтня 1942) — серія довготривалих бойових дій радянських військ Калінінського й Західного фронтів, проведена з 30 липня по 1 жовтня 1942 за єдиним замислом з метою розгрому німецької 9-ї польової армії (генерал-полковник В.Модель) групи армій «Центр», що оборонялася на Ржевсько-Вяземському виступі. (uk)
  • The Battle of Rzhev in the summer of 1942 was part of a series of battles that lasted 15 months in the center of the Eastern Front.It is known in Soviet history of World War II as the first Rzhev–Sychyovka offensive operation, which was defined as spanning from 30 July to 23 August 1942. However, it is widely documented that the fighting continued undiminished into September and did not finally cease until the beginning of October 1942.The Red Army suffered massive casualties for little gain during the fighting, giving the battle a notoriety reflected in its sobriquet: "The Rzhev Meat Grinder". (en)
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  • Battle of Rzhev, summer 1942 (en)
  • Первая Ржевско-Сычёвская операция (ru)
  • Перша Ржевсько-Сичовська операція (uk)
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