Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry

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Defense of the Adzhimushkay Quarry
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
Crimea and Sea of Azov
Date May 16 – October 30, 1942 Location Adzhimushkay (now within Kerch), Crimea, USSR 45°22′52″N 36°31′25″E / 45.3812°N 36.5235°E / 45.3812; 36.5235 Result German victory
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Strength
Several regiments	10,000–15,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10,000+

The Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry (Russian: Оборона Аджимушкайских каменоломен) took place during World War II, between May and October 1942, in the Adzhimushkay quarry [ru] named after the Adzhimushkay [ru] suburb of Kerch during Nazi Germany's occupation of Crimea.