Battle of the Kerch Peninsula (German: Unternehmen Trappenjagd) was a World War II offensive by German and Romanian armies against Soviet forces defending the Kerch Peninsula, in the eastern part of the Crimea. It was launched on May 8, 1942 and concluded around May 18, 1942 with the near complete destruction of Soviet defending forces. The Red Army lost over 160,000 men killed or taken prisoner. The operation was one of the battles immediately preceding the German summer offensive (Operation Blau), and its successful conclusion made it possible for the Axis to launch a successful assault on Sevastopol in the following months. Crimea was the scene of some of the most bloody battles in World War II. The Germans suffered heavy casualties as they tried to advance through the isthmus linking Crimea to the Ukrainian mainland at Perekop in the summer of 1941. ... Combatants Germany Soviet Union Commanders P.M. Yagunov, M.G. Povazhniy Strength Several regiments 10000 - 15000 Casualties Unknown 10000+ The Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry (Russian: Оборона Аджимушкайских каменоломен, Oborona Adzhimushkajskih kamenolomen) was an episode of the Eastern Front of World War II that occurred between May and October 1942. ... Combatants Germany Romania Soviet Union Commanders Erich von Manstein Ivan Petrov Filipp Oktyabrskiy Strength 350,000+ 106,000 Casualties at least 100,000 killed, wounded or captured (Including Romanians) 95,000 captured, 11,000 killed The Battle of Sevastopol was fought from October 30, 1941 to July 4, 1942 between... The Battle of Caucasus is a generic name for a series of operations during the Great Patriotic War. ... Combatants Red Army Wehrmacht 17. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (in Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya), the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... The Cimmerian Bosphorus of antiquity, shown on a map printed in London, ca 1770 Landsat satellite photo Kerch Strait. ... Motto: Процветание в единстве - Prosperity in unity Anthem: Нивы и горы твои волшебны, Родина - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Capital Simferopol Largest cities Simferopol, Eupatoria, Kerch, Theodosia, Yalta Official language Ukrainian. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Fall Blau (Case Blue in German) was the German code name for two WWII studies in future combat. ... There have been two Sieges of Sevastopol, a Russian city on the Crimean peninsula: Siege of Sevastopol (1854) - during the Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol (1942) - during the Second World War This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

Some groups of Soviet survivors refused to surrender and fought on for many months, hiding in the catacombs of the quarries. Combatants Germany Soviet Union Commanders P.M. Yagunov, M.G. Povazhniy Strength Several regiments 10000 - 15000 Casualties Unknown 10000+ The Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry (Russian: Оборона Аджимушкайских каменоломен, Oborona Adzhimushkajskih kamenolomen) was an episode of the Eastern Front of World War II that occurred between May and October 1942. ...

External links

• Dispositions before the offensive
• Another map of dispositions
• Map of advances during the offensive
• Map: Progress May 08 - May 9
• Map: Progress May 10 - May 11
• Map: Progress May 12 - May 20
• Tables of Soviet tank strength