Ils Attaquaient Odessa... ETO (id:#61851)

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Odessa, Russia 1941-10-09 (1 other)

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Overview:

"They Attacked Odessa" -- Early in August 1941, after the relatively easy reconquest of those territories annexed by Russia in 1940, the Romanian 4th Army approached Odessa. Hopes to capture the city on the march quickly faded and a long and difficult siege began. The Russian Coastal Army, resupplied and reinforced by sea, repelled all Romanian attacks, and even drove them backwards, inflicting heavy casualties. However, when in September the German 11th Army managed to force the Perekop Isthmus and threaten Sevastopol, the STAVKA decided to evacuate the Coastal Army to Sevastopol to defend the largest Russian naval base in the Black Sea. At Odessa, the besiegers failed to notice the beginnings of the evacuation, which was masked by violent sorties and limited actions. The Romanians however have now assimilated some lessons from their bloody set-backs in August.

Defender: Romanian (Elements of Regimentul 33 Infanterie)  

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