Rollback: The Red Army's Winter Offensive Along the Southwestern Strategic Direction, 1942-43

Contents List of Maps List of Tables Preface to the English-language edition Part I The Soviet Counteroffensive along the Middle Don: Preparation 1 The Planning and Preparation of the Southwest Front’s Offensive Operation in December 1942 2 The Disposition and Composition of the Romanian Third and Italian Eighth Armies on the Don 3 The Southwestern Front’s Artillery in the December 1942 Operation 4 Some Conclusions on Employing Tank and Mechanized Corps for Developing The Breakthrough Part II The Soviet Counteroffensive Along the Middle Don: Execution 1 The Breakthrough of the Enemy’s Defense on the Don by the Southwestern Front’s Forces and the Troops’ Activities in the Operational Depth 2 Aviation Activities in the December Operation along the Middle Don Part III The Voronezh Front’s Ostrogozhsk-Rossosh’ Offensive Operation (13-27 January 1943) Introduction 1 The Situation by the Start of the Operation’s Preparation Part A Preparing the Operation 2 The Stavka of the Supreme High Command’s Instructions and the Decisions by the Front Commander and the Army Commanders 3 The Plan for the Tank Troops’ Combat Employment 4 The Organization of the Artillery Offensive 5 The Organization of the Air Offensive 6 Engineer Support for the Operation 7 Operational Support for the Operation 8 Organizing Control and Communications 9 The Combat Training of the Troops and Staffs 10 Materiel Support for the Operation 11 Political Support for the Operation 12 The Regrouping of Troops and the Correlation of Forces by the Beginning of the Operation Part B The Conduct of the Operation 13 The Breakthrough of the Enemy’s Tactical Defense (The First Stage of the Operation, 13-15 January) 14 The Encirclement and Destruction of the Ostrogozhsk—Rossosh’ Enemy Group of Forces (The Second Stage of the Operation, 16-27 January) Part IV The Voronezh-Kastornoe Operation by the Voronezh Front and Bryansk Front’s Left Wing (24 January-17 February 1943) 1 Introduction 2 Operational Preparation 3 The Conduct of the Operation Part V The Voroshilovgrad Operation 1 The Fighting for Voroshilovgrad Part VI Documents