After concluding the Battle of Kiev in September 1941, the German Army Group South advanced from the Dniepr to the Sea of Azov coast. Walther von Reichenau's 6th Army captured Kharkov. Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel's 17th Army marched through Poltava towards Voroshilovgrad. Erich von Manstein's 11th Army moved into the Crimea and had taken control of all of the peninsula by autumn (except Sevastopol, which held out until 3 July 1942).
Ewald von Kleist's 1st Panzer Army advanced from Kiev, and encircled Soviet troops at Melitopol in October, then attacked east along the shore of the Sea of Azov toward Rostov at the mouth of the Don river, known as the gateway to the Caucasus.
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This is a very interesting battle as the this was so important to the Axis control of the oil in the region. This the life blood of modern warfare was key to Soviet and Axis survival. And this battle was evidence of the importance of the control of this region and the Black Sea coast.
Rostov was the head of the intercostal system of the Soviet Southern region,if controlled by the Axis all Black sea oil shipment would be lost to the Soviets,this would have been devastating to their war effort.
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Battle for Rostov Southern Area of Eastern Front
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