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Eltigen, Ukraine 1943-12-18 (4 others)

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Overview:

The disaster at Ozereyka Bay earlier in the year had been a temporary setback to Russian plans for an amphibious landing on the Crimean Pennisula in1943. Accordingly, more landings took place in October of that year. The largest, at Ganikale, was the stronger of the two., and proved to be a tough nut for the Axis forces to crack. The smaller landing at Eltigen was a different story. The Soviet Naval units tasked with supporting the landing suffered a constant battering from the foul weather, the Luftwaffe, and a flotilla of German minesweepers transported inland from the Baltic. As a result, by mid December the beachhead had deteriorated toa point where the Axis forces were prepared to move in and mop up on the 18th. The Russian forces in what remained of the landing had other ideas. Rising as one out of their crumbling emplacements around Eltigen, the 318th Rifle Division attacked and overran the German artillery batteries on Mount Mithridates. The resulting lodgement was a very real threat to the Axis ring holding the Ganikale beachhead at bay.

Defender: Russian (318th Rifle Division)  

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