The Mius (, ) is a
river
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in
Eastern Europe
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that flows through
Ukraine
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and
Russia
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. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Миус
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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Course
The headwaters
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Definition
The ...
of the Mius are in the Donets Mountains, a mountain range
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within Donetsk Oblast. It flows through Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...
in eastern Ukraine; and then through Rostov Oblast in Russia; and into the Sea of Azov of the northeastern Mediterranean Sea
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basin.
The river mouth of the Mius is on the Taganrog Bay
Taganrog Bay (, uk, Таганрозька затока) is the northeastern arm of the Sea of Azov. It also may be perceived as a flooded estuary of the Don River.
Geography
The bay serves as a natural boundary between the Kuban coast line in ...
coast of the Sea of Azov, west of the Russian city of Taganrog
Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population:
History of Taganrog
Th ...
.
History
In 1941, during the World War II
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, the German Nazi General Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
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created a heavily fortified defensive line known as the Mius-Front
The Mius-Front was a heavily fortified German Nazi defensive line along the Mius River in the Donbas region of the Soviet Union and Ukraine during World War II.
It was created by the Germans in October 1941, under direction of General Paul Ludwi ...
along the Mius river. It was an arena of fierce battles during the Rostov Defensive Operation in the 1941−1943 Battle of Rostov campaigns. During the 1943 Donbas Strategic Offensive Soviet troops finally broke through the Mius-Front near the village of Kuybyshevo.
See also
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References
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Donbas
Drainage basins of the Sea of Azov
International rivers of Europe
Rivers of Donetsk Oblast
Rivers of Luhansk Oblast
Rivers of Rostov Oblast
Taganrog