Eastern Front #39 The Kozlov Offensive

The Eastern Front Week by Week · Feb 26, 2026 · 35m

Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Demyansk Air Bridge. The Soviet 2nd Shock Army captured Krasnaia Gorka, advancing toward Lyuban to potentially relieve Leningrad's siege, where 460,000 had died from starvation since February 1941. The Northwestern Front encircled 95,000 Germans at Demyansk, forcing reliance on a Luftwaffe airlift led by Fritz Morzik. Amid -40°C temperatures, Ju-52 transports delivered minimal supplies. rations were slashed, and horses starved. averting collapse but at high cost. A smaller pocket at Kholm endured Soviet artillery barrages, with defenders…