Atlas of Battles

war, 65 engagements

Battles of the Eastern Front

The atlas places 65 engagements of the Eastern Front (1941 to 1955): 53 battles, 6 sieges and 6 naval actions across 10 present-day countries, most in Ukraine (15), Russia (12), Estonia (8). The most widely documented: Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Kursk, Battle of Berlin, Siege of Leningrad, Battle of Moscow.

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Baltic Sea campaignsDefense of Brest FortressBattle of LwówBattle of RossienyAction of 26 June 1941Solovyovo crossingSiege of MahilowAction of 9 July 1941Siege of Odesa 1941Battle at Borodino FieldFirst Battle of KharkovCapture of GorlovkaAction of 6 December 1941Battle of JibrieniKholm PocketBarvenkovo–Lozovaya offensiveDemyansk PocketBattle of KalachAttack on StalingradBattle of Cape BurnasDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryBattle of KievBattle of LeninoOperation SparkBattle of ProkhorovkaBukrin BridgeheadBattle of NevelBattle for NarvaBattle of RomaniaBattle of StudziankiBattle of AuvereBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveBattle for Narva BridgeheadBattle of RivneNarva Offensive February 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarva OffensiveFirst Battle of Târgu FrumosBattle of Nerva IslandŠiauliai OffensiveBattle of BrodyBattle of Tannenberg LineBattle of the Dukla PassMoonsund Landing OperationBattle of MemelBattle of KolbergBattle of BydgoszczSiege of BreslauHeiligenbeil PocketBattle of the Oder–NeisseBattle of the Seelow HeightsBattle in BerlinAttack on HrubieszówLiberation of CzęstochowaBattle of MoscowBattle of KievBattle of SmolenskSiege of LeningradSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of StalingradBattle of KurskThird Battle of KharkovBattle of BerlinBattle of MoscowBattle of KievBattle of SmolenskSiege of LeningradSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of StalingradBattle of KurskBattle of BerlinViennaStockholmMilanFrankfurtBucharestHamburgWarsawBudapestMunichPrague1000 km52.042N, 28.954E
65 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1939Baltic Sea campaignsBaltic SeaAllied victory
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow Oblast, Soviet UnionSoviet victory
1941Battle of KievKyiv, UkraineGerman victory; Encirclement and destruction of Soviet Southwestern...
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolensk, Soviet UnionGerman victory
June 1941Defense of Brest FortressBrest Fortress, BelarusGerman victory
22 June 1941Battle of LwówUkraineGerman and Ukrainian victory; Subsequent pogroms; Massacre of Lwów...
23 June 1941Battle of RossienyRaseiniai, LithuaniaGerman victory
26 June 1941Action of 26 June 1941RomaniaRomanian victory
July 1941Solovyovo crossingKardymovsky District, Russia
3 July 1941Siege of MahilowMahilyow, BelarusGerman victory
9 July 1941Action of 9 July 1941Mangalia, RomaniaRomanian victory
8 August 1941Siege of Odesa 1941Odesa, UkraineAxis victory; Successful evacuation of Red Army troops; Subsequent...
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint Petersburg, Soviet UnionSoviet victory
13 October 1941Battle at Borodino FieldBorodino, RussiaGerman victory in October; Soviet victory in January
20 October 1941First Battle of KharkovKharkiv, UkraineGerman victory
2 November 1941Capture of GorlovkaUkraine
6 December 1941Action of 6 December 1941Cape Emine, BulgariaBulgarian victory
17 December 1941Battle of JibrieniPrymorske, UkraineAxis victory
23 January 1942Kholm PocketKholm, RussiaGerman defensive victory
31 January 1942Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensiveUkraineSoviet victory
12 May 1942Second Battle of KharkovKharkiv, UkraineAxis victory
20 May 1942Demyansk PocketDemyansk, RussiaGerman victory
23 July 1942Battle of KalachQ19907709, RussiaGerman victory
17 August 1942Attack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandSoviet Union
23 August 1942Battle of StalingradVolgograd, RussiaSoviet victory
13 September 1942Attack on StalingradVolgograd, Russia
1 October 1942Battle of Cape BurnasBurnas Lagoon, UkraineSoviet submarine sank
30 October 1942Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarryKerch, Soviet UnionGerman victory
1943Battle of KurskKursk, Soviet UnionSoviet victory
1943Battle of KievKyiv, UkraineSoviet victory
1943Battle of LeninoLienina, BelarusIndecisive, See Aftermath
12 January 1943Operation SparkSaint Petersburg, RussiaSoviet victory
19 February 1943Third Battle of KharkovKharkiv, UkraineGerman victory
12 July 1943Battle of ProkhorovkaProkhorovka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
22 September 1943Bukrin BridgeheadVelykyi Bukryn, Ukraine
16 December 1943Battle of NevelPskov Oblast, RussiaSoviet victory
1944Battle for NarvaNarva, EstoniaGerman defensive victory
1944Battle of RomaniaRomaniaAllied victory; Romania defects to the Allies following a coup d'état
1944Battle of StudziankiStudzianki Pancerne, PolandAllied victory
1944Battle of AuvereAuvere, EstoniaGerman defensive victory
24 January 1944Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketCherkasy, UkraineSoviet victory
30 January 1944Nikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveNikopol, Soviet UnionSoviet victory
2 February 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadNarva, EstoniaGerman withdrawal
2 February 1944Battle of RivneRivne, Ukraine
15 February 1944Narva Offensive February 1944Narva, EstoniaGerman defensive victory
1 March 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarva, EstoniaGerman defensive victory
18 March 1944Narva OffensiveNarva, EstoniaGerman defensive victory
9 April 1944First Battle of Târgu FrumosTârgu Frumos, RomaniaAxis victory
20 June 1944Battle of Nerva IslandGulf of Finland, RussiaSoviet victory
5 July 1944Šiauliai OffensiveByelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, LithuaniaSoviet victory
14 July 1944Battle of BrodyBrody, Ukraine
25 July 1944Battle of Tannenberg LineSinimäed, EstoniaGerman victory
8 September 1944Battle of the Dukla PassDukla Pass, PolandInconclusive; Soviet failure to join Slovak rebel troops; Eventual...
29 September 1944Moonsund Landing OperationWest Estonian archipelago, EstoniaSoviet victory
5 October 1944Battle of MemelKlaipėda, LithuaniaSoviet victory
1945Battle of KolbergKołobrzeg, PolandPolish-Soviet victory; German evacuation by sea; 80% of city destroyed
January 1945Battle of BydgoszczBydgoszcz, Poland
23 January 1945Siege of BreslauWrocław, PolandSoviet victory
26 January 1945Heiligenbeil PocketEast Prussia, RussiaSoviet victory
April 1945Battle of the Oder–NeisseOder–Neisse line, PolandSoviet victory
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlin, GermanySoviet victory
16 April 1945Battle of the Seelow HeightsSeelow, GermanySoviet victory
23 April 1945Battle in BerlinBerlin, GermanySoviet victory
27 May 1946Attack on HrubieszówHrubieszów, PolandAK-UPA victory
date unknownLiberation of CzęstochowaCzęstochowa, Poland

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Eastern Front (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.