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	Eastern Front (WWII) article - Eastern Front (WWII) Nazi Germany Soviet Union World II Continuation Russian Russo - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		For a whole month the three-pronged offensive was completely unstoppable as the panzer forces surrounded hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops in huge pockets that were then reduced by slower-moving infantry divisions while the panzers charged on.
		To the north, the Soviets surrounded a German garrison in Demyansk, which held out under air supply for four months, and established themselves in front of Kholm, Velizh and Velikie Luki.
		In the south, they reached the Romanian border in March, captured Odessa in April, and Sevastopol in May. The Soviet advance continued into Romania and Poland and following a coup against Axis-allied government of Romania, the Red army occupied Bucharest on August 31.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Great_Patriotic_War (4964 words)

	Articles - Battle of Stalingrad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Two major pockets were formed and destroyed, the first northeast of Kharkov on June 2nd, a second around Millerovo, Rostov Oblast a week later.
		It should have been clear that supplying the pocket by air was impossible: the Luftwaffe's carrying capacity after the Battle of Crete had not been reinforced, and the maximum 300 tonnes they could deliver a day would be less than the 500 needed by the pocket.
		The Germans inside the pocket retreated from the suburbs of Stalingrad to the city itself.
	www.lightmag.com /articles/Battle_of_Stalingrad (3808 words)

	Erich von Manstein
		Attacking on 22nd June 1941, Manstein advanced more than 100 miles in only two days and was able to seize the important bridges at Dvinsk.
		Manstein was appointed commander of 11th Army in September 1941, and was given the task of conquering the Crimea.
		From October to mid January of 1944, von Manstein "stabilized" the situation but in late January was forced to retreat further westwards by the Soviet offensive.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/er/erich_von_manstein.html (1469 words)

	Barbarossa: A Brief History of the Downfall of Hitler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		On July 23, 100,000 Russians escaped from a pocket opened in the defenses because of the lack of soldiers, where Guderian’s forces were supposed to be.
		Hitler designated the city of Demyansk a fortress, and supplied the defenders with hundreds of transports each day.
		On April 26, Hitler addressed the troops, announcing the days of blitzkrieg were over and that the army would be ready for the next winter.
	oloramar.objective-omega.com /stuff/barbarossa.htm (2516 words)

	Great Patriotic War Article, GreatPatrioticWar Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		For a wholemonth the three-pronged offensive was completely unstoppable as the panzer forces surrounded hundreds of thousands of Soviettroops in huge pockets that were then reduced by slower-moving infantry divisions while the panzers charged on.
		To the north, the Soviets surrounded a Germangarrison in Demyansk, which held out under air supply for four months, and established themselves in front of Kholm, Velizh andVelikie Luki.
		In January 1944 Novgorod was recaptured;by February the Red Army had reached Estonia and pocketed 10 divisions near Cherkassy.
	www.anoca.org /army/soviet/great_patriotic_war.html (3710 words)

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		Work began prior to this date on the three DEUTSCHLAND Class 'pocket battleships' which provided a useful compromise between firepower, armor protection, and speed.
		There are many unpublished photos, especially the ones taken at the Demyansk pocket during the winter months in 1942.
		The 4 color plates are illustrated by Stephen Andrew, a good source reference for uniform, equipment and weapons of the Totenkopf soldiers in France 1940, Russia 1941, Poland 1944 and Hungary 1945.
	www.hubhobbyshop.com /press5.htm (9694 words)

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