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Near Ak-Monay, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea 1942-05-12 (3 others)

Overview:

In October 1941, the Romanian 3rd, 4th and German IX Armies had besieged Sevastopol, but in the winter offensives of December 1941, the Russians had conducted (at huge cost) an amphibious landing across the Taman at Kerch. The offensive never reached Sevastopol, but it did succeed in forcing Manstein to split his forces and to cancel his assault on Sevastopol. By May, Manstein had been reinforced, and wished to clear the Kerch Peninsula as a prelude to a full scale assault on Sevastopol. Using his German troops, and 2 Romanian divisions to attack, a small amphibious operation unhinged the Russian flank, and the usually tenacious Russians reeled back to Kerch, where at least some escaped across the Taman.

Defender: Russian (390th Rifle Division, 51st Army)  

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