Russia 1942 Battle of Volkhov Schlacht am Wolchow / Leningrad Front Lyuban Любанская операция

147 Russia 1942 ▶ Battle of Volkhov Schlacht am Wolchow / Leningrad Front Lyuban Operation Любанская наступательная операция German History Archive ▶ The Volkhov Battle (also Lyuban Operation, Russian: Любанская наступательная орерация; German: Schlacht am Wolchow) was a Red Army offensive in World War II from January 7 to April 30, 1942. It was conducted by the Volkhov and Leningrad Fronts of the Red Army with the goal of relieving the siege of Leningrad and encircling and destroying the German forces carrying out the siege. The offensive used no tanks because of the terrain, therefore it was down to the infantry and the artillery. The attacking Soviet forces found themselves under intense fire from German defensive positions. The offensive stalled and the Soviets went over to the defensive. Field Marshal Georg von Küchler counterattacked with an operation called ’Wild Beast“ (Operation Raubtier) and the Soviet 2nd Shock Army was cut o