Cherdyn (Russian: Чердынь) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. It is located at around 60°24′6″N, 56°28′46″E. Kolva River flows through the city. 2002 population—5,756. Perm Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Permyakia Autonomous District. ... Kolva is also a river in northern Russia, see Kolva River, Arkhangelsk Oblast. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The town is notable as the place of Osip Mandelstam's exile in 1934. Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (also spelled Mandelshtam) (Russian: ОÌÑип ÐмиÌльевич МандельштаÌм) (January 15 (January 3 old style), 1891 - December 27, 1938) was a Russian poet and essayist, one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school of poets. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Cherdyn' was fortified to the west by a series of strongpoints, while on the east bank of the Vishera were heavy Russian artillery, protected by masses of mobile AA in the form of GAZ/Quads.
The elimination of the many strongpoints and fortifications at Cherdyn' took a considerable toll on the Luftwaffe, who had flown so many ground support mission in the first three days of fighting that they were forced to withdraw from the action to resupply and rest.
As his northern forces streamed through Cherdyn to the east, Manstein's southern forces were slugging their way through a series of strongpoints on the road to Sanchursk, desperate to maintain a timetable that would see Falc's Fallschirmjager drop in behind the city and take out its artillery just before their arrival.
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