May 1944

Sunday, May 7th

Eastern Front

SOUTHERN SECTOR

With the XLIX Mountain Corps on the verge of collapse, the 51st Army unleashes its attack against the V Corps. After overwhelming arty fire the 51st floods forward, crushing the positions of the V Corps on the Sapun Heights. By mid-afternoon the German line has collapsed and Soviet troops break into the Inkerman Valley. The road to Sevastopol lies wide open.

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