April 1944

Tuesday, April 18th


Eastern Front

SOUTHERN SECTOR

Probing attacks continue against the Sevastopol perimeter as the 51st, 2nd Guards and Independent Coastal Armies search for weak points in the German defenses. Balaklava falls during heavy fighting. At this stage of the battle there are 124,000 Axis soldiers inside Sevastopol.


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