This day 60 years ago - tribute to the russian people

[Kuniworth]

12/19/41

German change of command;
Hitler dismiss von Brauchitsch taking command of OKH. Von Kluge replaces von Bock as commander of AGC, von Bock replaces deceased Reichenau as leader of Army Group south. Leeb is replaced by Kuchler.

[Muzrub]

20/12/41

Goebbels appeals for donations of clothing for troops on the eastern front.
Hitlers orders the Army to copy stalins 'scorched earth' tactics.

[Muzrub]

21/12/41

Soviet War ships transport 10,000 reinforcements to Sebastopol and shell German positions- this continues until the 27th of december.

[loveman]

I once read a book in which after the war general de gaulle was shown round the ruins of stalingrad ,he commented to the soviets something like astounding people , the soviets general thanked him only to hear him comment , i didnt mean the soviets , i ment the germans in coming so far!

[Muzrub]

lol- thats pretty damn funny and insensitive all in one.

[Kuniworth]

26/12-41

German panzer-forces abandon Kaluga southwest of Moscow. Not far from the Bryansk-Moscow railroad.

[Kuniworth]

12/30/41

In front of Moscow the red army captures Kaluga.

German attacks continue against Sevastopol but russian attacks captures Feodosia and Kerch in the eastern crimean.

[Kuniworth]

12/31/41

The russian counteroffensive around Moscow ends when Kozelsk is recaptured.

German attacks on Sveastopol stops in order to meet the russian attacks in the eastern crimean.

[Muzrub]

31/12/41

Siege of Leningrad (day 115): 52,000 die of starvation and a lack of medical treatment in December alone.

[Muzrub]

1/1/42

Russians recapture Staritsa (48 km NE of Rzhev) the city was destroyed by German forces before retreat.