The Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht's Last Stand in the Caucasus

by Robert Forczyk

In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. Consequently, Hitler grudgingly ordered an evacuation from the Caucasus, but ordered 17. Armee to fortify the Kuban bridgehead and hold it at all costs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472822595
• ISBN13: 9781472822598
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"