Battle of Smolensk
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Battle of Smolensk may refer to:
- Battle of Smolensk (1812)Battle of Smolensk (1812)The Battle of Smolensk, the first major battle of the French invasion of Russia took place on August 16–18, 1812, between 175,000 men of the Grande Armée under Napoleon Bonaparte and 130,000 Russians under Barclay de Tolly, though only about 50,000 and 60,000 respectively were actually engaged...
, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia - Battle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of Smolensk (1941)The Battle of Smolensk was a largely successful encirclement operation by the German Army Group Centre's 2nd Panzer Group led by Heinz Guderian and the 3rd Panzer Group led by Hermann Hoth against parts of four Soviet Fronts during World War II...
, encirclement and capture of the Soviet 16th and 20th armies by German Army Group Centre - Battle of Smolensk (1943)Battle of Smolensk (1943)The second Battle of Smolensk was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign of 1943...
, recapture of the city by the Soviet 39th, 43rd and 10th Guards armies