Description

This book focuses on Von Leeb's Army Group North, tasked with seizing the Baltic States and Leningrad.

Of the German Army Groups that attacked Soviet Russia, Von Leeb's Army Group North was the smallest and weakest. General Kuznetzov's Northwestern Front, however, was in an even weaker state.

Despite brave counterattacks and defense by the Soviet forces, the Germans smashed through the Dvina Line, then the Stalin Line, flooded into Latvia and pressed on to encircle Leningrad.

This book examines the German offensive and also the courageous Soviet attempts to halt the German spearhead, defending every possible line against overwhelming odds.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology

Opposing Plans
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Frontier Battles
The Drive North
The Arctic Front
Breaking the Luga River Line
Leningrad

Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Sep 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846036699
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 54 b/w
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 148
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Robert Kirchubel

Robert Kirchubel has had a keen interest in the Ea…

Illustrator

Howard Gerrard

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of A…

Illustrator

Peter Dennis

Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazine…

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