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Operation Braunschweig
Operation Braunschweig (''Brunswick''), named after Braunschweig, was the German summer offensive that began on 28 June 1942. The operation was initially named '' Fall Blau'' (Case Blue), which is the common name used for the whole offensive. The name was changed from ''Blau'' to ''Braunschweig'' on 30 June. The plans following the original Case Blue (originally named ''Blue I'' and ''Blue II'') were renamed to Operation Clausewitz and Operation Dampfhammer. ''Clausewitz'' detailed the beginning of the operations of Army Group A in July 1942, ''Dampfhammer'' the follow-up operations in July 1942. In Führer Directive No. 45, dated 23 July 1942, Adolf Hitler outlined new goals for Operation ''Braunschweig''. The German forces were to advance towards the Caucasus ( Operation Edelweiss) and Stalingrad (Operation Fischreiher). Hitler had personally intervened in the plans for this operation, and ordered a split in Army Group South. This division of Army Group South had caused alar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2016, it had a population of 250,704. A powerful and influential centre of commerce in medieval Germany, Brunswick was a member of the Hanseatic League from the 13th until the 17th century. It was the capital city of three successive states: the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1269–1432, 1754–1807, and 1813–1814), the Duchy of Brunswick (1814–1918), and the Free State of Brunswick (1918–1946). Today, Brunswick is the second-largest city in Lower Saxony and a major centre of scientific research and development. History Foundation and early history The date and circumstances of the town's foundation are unknown. Tradition maintains that Brunswick was created through the merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Group South
Army Group South (german: Heeresgruppe Süd) was the name of three German Army Groups during World War II. It was first used in the 1939 September Campaign, along with Army Group North to invade Poland. In the invasion of Poland Army Group South was led by Gerd von Rundstedt and his chief of staff Erich von Manstein. Two years later, Army Group South became one of three army groups into which Germany organised their forces for Operation Barbarossa. Army Group South's principal objective was to capture Soviet Ukraine and its capital Kiev. In September 1944, the Army Group South Ukraine was renamed Army Group South in Eastern Hungary. It fought in Western Hungary until March 1945 and retired to Austria at the end of the Second World War, where it was renamed Army Group Ostmark on 2 April 1945. Operation Barbarossa Ukraine was a major center of Soviet industry and mining and had the good farmland required for Hitler's plans for ''Lebensraum'' ('living space'). Army Group South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
