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1940
January
07
Timoshenko takes command in Finland
On 7 January 1940 Moscow formed the North-Western Front under Komandarm Timoshenko. After the defeats of December, he was to break the Mannerheim Line.
February
15
Key event
The Red Army breaks the Mannerheim Line
On 11 February 1940 the Red Army broke the Mannerheim Line at Lähde. On 15 February Mannerheim ordered a retreat and the Russians entered Summa.
1941
July
16
The Germans in Smolensk
On 16 July 1941 one of Guderian's divisions took most of Smolensk. Three Soviet armies were trapped near the city; the pocket was fought over until late July.
August
05
The end of the Smolensk pocket
On 5 August 1941 Bock declared the Smolensk pocket battle over, claiming over 300,000 prisoners. Days later the Germans also closed the Uman pocket.
November
28
The Red Army retakes Rostov
On 28 November 1941 the Germans began leaving Rostov under attack by three Soviet armies; next day it was free. Rundstedt fell back to the Mius and was sacked.
1942
May
12
The Kharkov offensive
On 12 May 1942 Timoshenko's armies struck at Kharkiv from two sides. Within days the attack bogged down, while Kleist's counter-stroke loomed in the south.
23
The Barvenkovo pocket
On 22–23 May 1942 the German pincers closed south of Balakliia. In the Barvenkovo pocket the Red Army lost three armies and more than 200,000 men.
July
12
The creation of the Stalingrad Front
On 12 July 1942 the Stavka formed the Stalingrad Front from the shattered South-Western Front's command and three reserve armies to shield the Volga.