Toropets–Kholm offensive
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The Toropets–Kholm offensive was a military operation conducted south of Lake Ilmen by the Red Army during World War II, from 9 January–6 February 1942. The operation contributed to the formation of the Kholm Pocket and the encirclement of the Wehrmacht's II Army Corps in the Demyansk Pocket.
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Toropets-Kholm offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
World War II Eastern Front during the 1942 winter counter-offensive | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ernst Busch | Pavel Kurochkin | ||||||
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Strength | |||||||
unknown | 122,100 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12,000 killed [1] (Soviet estimate) |
10,400 killed or missing 18,810 wounded Total: 29,200[2] |
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