Operation Barbarossa -Army Group South on his Way to Kiev- 1941

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Rui S
Impressive Dio 👍 So many details to see. Great work and endeavour, as always. My hat off to you. Congratulations.

1  9 May, 22:45

Clair Greenwood
Wow!! Just Wow man, a master at his craft indeed 🙂

2  9 May, 23:43

Neuling
Very ambitious and impressive diorama! 👍

1  11 May, 09:10

Diorama Dude Author
Thank you Rui S, Clair Greenwood and Neuling for your Comments and your Interest on this diorama. I thank all Mates for her Likes and her Interest.

 23 May, 20:34

Pietro De Angelis
Majestic diorama,
impressive work,
congratulations and respect!

1  19 July, 00:47

Mina Ro
Simply amazing. Captured early war HEER perfectly. Museum quality.

1  21 July, 00:18

Desert Marlin
Kyiv sure does catch a lot of hell over the years... Perhaps there will be peace some day...

4  21 July, 02:00

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work. Lots of drama.

1  22 July, 14:31

Diorama Dude Author
Thank you Pietro De Angelis, Mina Ro, Desert Marlin and Villiers de Vos for your Comments and your Interest on this diorama. I thank all Mates for her Likes and her Interest.

1  25 July, 21:01

Guy Rump
Brought to life brilliantly, congrats! 👍

 9 December, 19:43

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Historical Background

In June 1941, with the launching of Operation Barbarossa, General Ewald von Kleist led the 1st Panzer Group as a part of Army Group South
(tasked with the capture of Moldavia and Ukraine) and saw success in the initial phase of the invasion, advancing deep into Ukraine.
The 1st Panzer Group broke through the Stalin Line, the defeated the five mechanized corps of the Soviet 5th Army and 6th Army in the
Battle of Brody(23 to 30 June 1941). In July 1941, during the Battle of Uman, the 1st Panzer Group broke through the Soviet Southern Front lines,
leading to the encirclement and annihilation of the Soviet 6th and 12 armies to the southeast of Uman city.
During the First Battle of Kiev of August-September 1941, the 1st Panzer Group´s northward turn from central Ukraine in conjunction with
2nd Panzer Group´s southward advance from Smolensk led to the encirclement and destruction of the entire Southwestern Front east of Kiev.
The Battle was an unprecedented defeat for the Red Army, and was more damaging than the Battle of Bialystok-Minsk of June-July 1941.
The encirclement trapped 452.700 Soviet soldiers, 2.642 guns and mortars and 64 tanks of which only 15.000 soldiers escaped from the encirlement
by 2 October. The Southwestern Front suffered 700.544 casualties, including 616.304 killed, captured or missind during the Battle.
The 5th, 37th, 26th, 21th and 38th armies consisting 43 divisions, were almost annihilated and the 40th Army suffered many losses.

Text source:
Operation Barbarossa 1941 (1)
Army Group South
Osprey Publishing Campaign 129

Operation Barbarossa -Army Group South on his Way to Kiev- 1941

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