Eastern Front #41 An Offensive Delayed

The Eastern Front Week by Week · Mar 12, 2026 · 37m

Last time we spoke about the fall of Yukhnov. Stalin pushed to break Leningrad's siege, ramping up supplies via the "Road of Life," which evacuated over 220,000 civilians, but German air attacks claimed 81,507 lives in March. Soviet assaults from Lake Ladoga to Ilmen yielded minimal gains and heavy casualties. Operation Raubtier targeted the Lyuban salient, delayed by shortages, while Operation Brückenschlag aimed to relieve the Demyansk pocket, where 90,000 Germans survived via Luftwaffe airlifts despite encirclement. In Kholm, Scherer's garrison endured starvation and Soviet attacks…