Siege of Sevastopol (1941-42)

Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II
Sevastopol harbour after the battle (July 1942)
Date 30 October 1941 – 4 July 1942 Location Sevastopol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 44°36′17″N 33°32′28″E / 44.60472°N 33.54111°E / 44.60472; 33.54111Coordinates: 44°36′17″N 33°32′28″E / 44.60472°N 33.54111°E / 44.60472; 33.54111 Result Axis victory
Belligerents
Germany Romania  Italy	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Erich von Manstein Wolfram von Richthofen	Ivan Yefimovich Petrov Filipp Oktyabrskiy Gordey Levchenko Pyotr Novikov (POW)
Units involved
11th Army 8th Air Corps	Coastal Army Black Sea Fleet
Strength
On 6 June 1942: 203,800 men 1,300 guns and howitzers 720 mortars 600 aircraft	June 1942: 118,000 men 600 guns and howitzers 2,000 mortars
Casualties and losses
June–July 1942: 35,866 men 78 guns 27,412 4,264 killed 21,626 wounded 1,522 missing 8,454 1,597 killed 6,571 wounded 277 missing	June–July 1942: 95,000 captured (one-third wounded) 5,000 wounded at least 18,000 killed

June–July 1942:
35,866 men
78 guns
27,412

8,454

The Siege of Sevastopol also known as the Defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя, transliteration: Oborona Sevastopolya) or the Battle of Sevastopol (German: Schlacht um Sewastopol) was a military battle that took place on the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The campaign was fought by the Axis powers of Germany, Romania, and Italy against the Soviet Union for control of Sevastopol, a port in the Crimea on the Black Sea. On 22 June 1941 the Axis invaded the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. Axis land forces reached the Crimea in the autumn of 1941 and overran most of the area. The only objective not in Axis hands was Sevastopol. Several attempts were made to secure the city in October and November 1941. A major attack was planned for late November, but heavy rains delayed the Axis attack until 17 December 1941. Under the command of Erich von Manstein, Axis forces were unable to capture Sevastopol during this first operation. Soviet forces launched an amphibious landing on the Crimean peninsula at Kerch in December 1941 to relieve the siege and force the Axis to divert forces to defend their gains. The operation saved Sevastopol for the time being, but the bridgehead in the eastern Crimea was eliminated in May 1942.

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