Kerch in WW2 History | World War II Database

16 Nov 1941

Russia

The German 11.Armee captured Kerch, Russia. Soviet Deputy Navy Commissar Admiral Gordei Levchenko was arrested after being deemed responsible for this defeat. ww2dbase [Battle of Sevastopol | Kerch, Krym | TH, CPC]

30 Dec 1941

Russia

German troops retreated from Kerch, Russia. ww2dbase [Battle of Sevastopol | Kerch, Krym | CPC]

30 Mar 1942

Russia

Soviet fighters shot down two He 111 bombers of 1. Staffel of the III. Gruppe of German Luftwaffe KG 27 over Kerch, Russia. ww2dbase [Kerch, Krym | CPC]

9 Apr 1942

Russia

Repeated Soviet attacks on German positions at Kerch, Russia failed to break through. ww2dbase [Battle of Sevastopol | Kerch, Krym | TH]

16 May 1942

Russia

German troops captured the city of Kerch and the namesake peninsula in Russia; Soviet troops in the area began a 5-day evacuation under heavy fire. ww2dbase [Battle of Sevastopol | Kerch, Krym | TH, CPC]

17 May 1942

Russia

German troops began capturing large numbers of artillery pieces and munitions around Kerch, Russia, which they would later use against Sevastopol. ww2dbase [Battle of Sevastopol | Kerch, Krym | TH]

4 Dec 1943

Russia

German 11.Armee attempted to crush the Soviet bridgehead at Kerch, Russia, but the attack was halted after it suffered 10,000 killed and 3,000 captured. ww2dbase [Kerch, Krym | TH]

9 Apr 1944

Russia

Soviet troops broke through German defensive lines at Kerch, Russia. ww2dbase [Kerch, Krym | TH]

11 Apr 1944

Russia

Soviet troops captured Kerch, Russia. ww2dbase [Kerch, Krym | TH]

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