Battle of Kalach

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Battle of Kalach
Part of the Battle of Stalingrad during the Eastern Front of World War II
Date July 25 – August 11, 1942 Location West of Kalach-na-Donu, Russia Result German victory
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Fp. Paulus G. Goth W. Geitz G. von Withersheim K. Strecker W. von Seydlitz-Kurzbach W. von Langerman Martin Fiebig	V. N. Gordov V. Ya. Kolpakchi V. I. Chuikov K. S. Moskalenko V. D. Kryuchenkin T. T. Khryukin
Units involved
6th Army 8th AK 11th AK 14th AK 51st AK 4th Panzer Army 24th TK Supported by: Luftwaffe 8th Air Corps At least 270 thousand military personnel	Stalingrad Front 62nd Army 64th Army 1st TA 4th TA 8th VA 150-160 thousand military personnel
Strength
Sixth Army ca. 270,000 men	1st and 4th Tank Armies 62nd and 64th Armies ca. 160,000 men
Casualties and losses
5,000-6,000 killed	35,000 captured 270 tanks destroyed or captured 560 guns destroyed or captured

The Battle of Kalach^{[nb 1]} took place between the German Sixth Army and elements of the Soviet Stalingrad Front between July 25 and August 11, 1942. The Soviets deployed the 62nd and 64th Armies in a Don River bridgehead west of Kalach with the intent of impeding the German advance on Stalingrad. In the initial period of the battle, the Germans attacked and managed to surround part of the 62nd Army. In reaction, the Soviets counter-attacked and temporarily forced the Germans onto the defense. Following resupply of German forces, the roles again reversed and the Germans attacked into the flanks of the Soviet bridgehead, successfully collapsing it. The German victory positioned the Sixth Army to cross the Don River and advance on Stalingrad, which became the site of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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