Zhizdra (Russian: Жи́здра) is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River 180...

The Zhizdra (Russian: Жиздра) is a river in Kaluga Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is 223 kilometres (139 mi)....

Zhizdra is a town in Zhizdrinsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. Zhizdra may also refer to: Zhizdra (river), a river in Kaluga Oblast, Russia This...

tributaries of the Oka are, from source to mouth: Zusha (right) Upa (right) Zhizdra (left) Ugra (left) Protva (left) Nara (left) Lopasnya (left) Besputa (right)...

center of Kozelsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River (a tributary of the Oka), 72 kilometers (45 mi) southwest of Kaluga...

through the demarcation line between the 211th and 293rd divisions on the Zhizdra River and steamed towards Karachev, right behind them and behind Orel. The...

Army of the Western Front fought sustained defensive battles on the Zhizdra river southwest of Sukhinichi. Exhausting the German troops and inflicting...

and forced him to go on the defensive on the Southern bank of the Zhizdra River. Having regrouped forces and put himself in order, the corps launched...

Bryansk and Karachev, at the end of March 1238 went to the Kozelsk on the Zhizdra River. At that time the city was the capital of the Principality at the head...

that month the 97th liberated the town of Duminichi and reached the Zhizdra River before going over to the defensive. Colonel Podshivailov was assigned...

Pesochnya, Lutovnya, and Chernyshino in Smolensk Oblast. After crossing the Zhizdra River, the division captured the strongpoint at Klintsy, but was pushed out...

and the 9th and 19th Panzer Divisions were halted after crossing the Zhizdra River. The 2nd Panzer Army in Wirbelwind captured the village of Ulyanovo...

and was involved in heavy fighting around Zhizdra, where the unit was pushed back across the Zhizdra River. From 9 September the division was pulled into...

it was included in the 16th Army and fought on the right bank of the Zhizdra River. From the end of April, she was part of the 50th Army and fought defensive...

border of Oryol and Kaluga Oblasts Orlovskoye Polesye National Park Bryansk-Zhizdra Polesie (Брянско-Жиздринское Полесье) is a forest area with about 1% swamps...

salient through most of 1942 and early 1943, including the forcing of the Zhizdra River line in early April. It officially received its Guards banner on May...

Drisenka River, where they counterattacked over the following days. By 26 August the division, pursuing the retreating enemy, crossed the Zhizdra River. From...

Вытебеть) is a river that flows through the Bryansk, Oryol, and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia. The river is a right tributary of the Zhizdra, and its total...

transferred to 16th Army and took part in an abortive offensive toward Zhizdra, after which it was rebuilt for the summer offensive against Army Group...

fighting, was in reality simply a large village. The Volga is the longest river in Europe, and in both the central sector of the Eastern Front at Rzhev...

(27–30 in) in the south. The Oka is the main river in the oblast's river system. Other rivers include the Ugra, the Zhizdra, the Protva, and the Vorya. Large lakes:...

Yukhnovsky Districts; The southern part includes the valley of the Zhizdra River down to its mouth; it belongs to Kozelsky and Peremyshlsky Districts;...

dawn on March 4 from a 6 km-wide bridgehead over the Yasenka River, 11 km north of Zhizdra. It faced forces of the 5th Panzer, 208th and 211th Infantry...

appointed commander of the 326th Infantry Division, which fought in the Zhizdra Direction, and then during the Battle of Kursk northeast of the city of...

same time the 2nd Army's XIII Army Corps attacked in the direction of Zhizdra, trying to envelop the same flank. Yeryomenko took measures to counter...

had linked up with elements of German 2nd Army in an area southeast of Zhizdra. 18th Panzer also seized Bryansk with an attack from the east. Bryansk...

formed in the spring of 1942. The corps received its baptism of fire in the Zhizdra-Bolkhov Offensive during the summer and spent the fall in reserve. In early...

Kaluga region (southwest of Moscow) and includes the valleys of the rivers Ugra, Zhizdra, Vyssa and Oka. The park's highlights include the Optina Monastery...

in May and took part in the Oryol Offensive, during which it liberated Zhizdra. On 17 August, Kononenko took command of the 199th Rifle Division. He led...

southern parts of Pskov and Tver) Transitional group A (Mosalsk, Kozelsk, Zhizdra, Karachev, Sevsk, Rylsk) Central (Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol) Transitional...