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    center of Spas-Demensky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Spas-Demensk is incorporated within Spas-Demensky...
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    attack on Moscow. The strategic operations included smaller operations: Spas-Demensk Offensive Operation (7–20 August 1943) Dukhovshchina-Demidov Offensive...
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    is the town of Spas-Demensk. As of the 2021 Census, the total population of the district was 7,369, with the population of Spas-Demensk accounting for...
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    of the oblast — located within the drift plain — is dominated by the Spas-Demensk ridge. To the south is an outwash plain that is part of the Bryansk-Zhizdra...
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  • failed Soviet attempts to relieve Leningrad Suvorov (1943) — recapture of Spas-Demensk, El’nia, Roslavl’, and Smolensk. Uranus (1942) — successful Soviet encirclement...
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  • fight Soviet partisans on the Eastern Front. The corps was active in the Spas-Demensk and Kirov area before withdrawing to Krichev and across the Dnieper....
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    region of Byelorussia. The battle itself was a part of a larger Soviet Spas-Demensk offensive operation with the aims of clearing the eastern bank of the...
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    River but was pushed back towards Spas-Demensk by the Soviet counter offensive in the Battle of Moscow. It stayed in Spa-Demansk during 1942 and was moved...
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  • 35 Ost 35621, southeast of Kijuschki 20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Spas-Demensk 33 26 October 1943 14:50 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 10131 east of Shlisselburg 11...
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  • 1943 09:33 Il-2 m.H. PQ 35 Ost 35645, southwest of Spas-Demensk 25 km (16 mi) west of Spas-Demensk 10 30 May 1943 07:10 MiG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63554, Ponyri...
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    Smolensk Operation, advancing towards Spas-Demensk, Stodolishche, and Khislavichi in its first phase, the Spas-Demensk Offensive. Operating in conjunction...
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  • Offensive and the Battle of Moscow, during which it was destroyed in the Spas-Demensk pocket. After reaching Soviet lines and being screened in a NKVD filtration...
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  • Krai Sovetsky Советский Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Spas-Demensk Спас-Деменск Kaluga Oblast Spas-Klepiki Спас-Клепики Ryazan Oblast Spassk Спасск Penza...
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  • under the district's jurisdiction. Spas-Demensky (Спас-Деменский) Towns under the district's jurisdiction: Spas-Demensk (Спас-Деменск) with 12 selsovets...
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  • late in the day the German forces began falling back toward the Yelnya–Spas-Demensk railway. By now Western Front had expended nearly all its artillery ammunition...
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    Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia) Died 24 April 1942(1942-04-24) (aged 58) Spas-Demensk, Smolensk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Nationality Russian Citizenship...
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    1943 16:32 Il-2 m.H. PQ 35 Ost 35423 40 km (25 mi) north-northwest of Spas-Demensk 98 23 October 1943 15:29 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 05463 30 km (19 mi) east-northeast...
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    the Rzhev-Vyazma offensive (1943), advancing in the direction of the Spas-Demensk. On 18 September 1943 Zakharkin was promoted to colonel general. On 23...
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  • August 1943 16:05 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 35453 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk 7./JG 51 49♠ 5 July 1943 18:33 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63562 15 km (9.3 mi) east-northeast...
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  • the German 4th Army's XII Corps, which held strong defenses north of Spas-Demensk: "The 50th Army's formations reached the enemy's main defensive belt...
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  • directed the 222nd and 53rd Divisions to defend the Army's positions at Spas-Demensk and Kirov while the remainder of the Army attacked toward Roslavl on...
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  • 106th Tank Division. From Kirov the three divisions proceeded to the Spas-Demensk region, still under 28th Army. On July 19 the 106th, given its complete...
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  • base of the former salient from Dukhovshchina through Dorogobuzh to Spas-Demensk. 39th Army found itself on the Dukhovshchina sector. As it closed up...
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  • Vernikov was born on 31 October 1920 to a working-class Jewish family in Spas-Demensk, although he and his family moved to the city of Smolensk shortly thereafter...
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  • deflection of German units necessitated by the sacrifice of 5 TC meant that Spas Demensk fell on 13 August 1943. 6th Tank Corps – see 11th Guards Tank Corps 7th...
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  • (Werknummer 5724) which was hit by Soviet anti-aircraft artillery near Spas-Demensk. Fw 190 A (Werknummer 7330) was hit by friendly fire on 28 August resulting...
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  • 1943 16:24 Il-2 m.H. PQ 35 Ost 35458 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk 9 5 July 1943 13:32 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63544 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-southeast...
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    railway station is on the railway connecting Smolensk and Sukhinichi via Spas-Demensk. There is infrequent passenger navigation. Yelnya is connected by roads...
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  • duration of the war. The Front's main effort was made between Yelnya and Spas-Demensk by 10th Guards and 33rd Armies. The 10th Guards' 15th and 19th Guards...
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  • Smolensk strategic offensive (Operation Suvorov) 7 August – 2 October 1943 SpasDemensk offensive (ru) : 7–20 August 1943 Dukhovshchina–Demidov offensive 1st...
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