Battle of Bryansk

The Battle of Bryansk was a twenty-day battle during World War II conducted in the Bryansk Oblast as a part of the overall Moscow campaign. Returning from the Kiev operation, Heinz Guderian attacked in an unexpected direction capturing Bryansk and Oryol with few casualties thereby encircling two Soviet formations, the 13th Army and 3rd Army. A third Soviet formation, the 50th Army was encircled by infantry of the German 2nd Army north of Bryansk. However the encircled Red Army units continued fighting, delaying the drive on Moscow for two weeks. This delay, as well as the casualties taken by the Wehrmacht liquidating the pockets contributed to the German collapse at the gates of Moscow. See also: Vyazma and Bryansk pockets. As a result of this battle, the Germans occupied Bryansk until they were expelled by the Red Army on 17 September 1943 as a part of the Smolensk campaign.

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1941 Battle of Bryansk

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MZ-Brückenteile-Transport, 5. Eisenbahn-Pionier-Regiment 3 und Stahlbauzug 'Mitteldeutschland', Lok russ OW Nr 6390, Ugra-Flusss, Wjasma-Brijansk, am Tender deutsches Kreuz, 1.-15. Juni 1942

RIAN archive 491037 The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War

Double battle of Vyazma-Bryansk (Fa)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Bryansk	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		MZ-Brückenteile-Transport, 5. Eisenbahn-Pionier-Regiment 3 und Stahlbauzug 'Mitteldeutschland', Lok russ OW Nr 6390, Ugra-Flusss, Wjasma-Brijansk, am Tender deutsches Kreuz, 1.-15. Juni 1942		Commons
commons	image		RIAN archive 491037 The 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War		Commons
commons	image		Double battle of Vyazma-Bryansk (Fa)		Commons