Eastern Front #40 Fall of Yukhnov

The Eastern Front Week by Week · Mar 5, 2026 · 42m

Last time we spoke about the start of the Kozlov Offensive. On the Volkhov Front, Soviet advances toward Lyuban stalled, prompting leadership purges and reinforcements under Malenkov and Vlasov. Partisan groups expanded, disrupting German rear lines, while Stalin's Red Army Day speech urged humane treatment of prisoners to encourage surrenders. At Demyansk, 90,000 Germans endured encirclement via Luftwaffe airlifts, fending off Soviet assaults despite heavy casualties. Kozlov's Kerch Peninsula offensive on February 27, began with artillery barrages and initial 4km gains against Romanian…