Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)

The siege of Sevastopol took place from October 30 1941 to July 4 1942 during World War II 's Eastern Front. A Siege is where a milltary unit surround another enemy milltary unit. The Soviet Army was trapped in the city of Sevastopol with Axis forces surround the city. The siege ended in July 4 1942 where the Germans broke the siege and entered the city.

Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)

Sevastopol harbour after the battle (July 1942)
Date30 October 1941 – 4 July 1942
(8 months and 4 days)
Location
Sevastopol, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Soviet Union
Result Axis Victory
Belligerents
 Nazi Germany
 Romania
Naval support:
Template:Country data Kingdom of Italy (1922-1943)		  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Erich von Manstein
Nazi Germany W.F. von Richthofen
Kingdom of Romania Gheorghe Avramescu
Kingdom of Romania Gheorghe Manoliu		 Soviet Union Ivan Petrov
Soviet Union Filipp Oktyabrskiy
Soviet Union Gordey Levchenko
Soviet Union Pyotr Novikov (POW)
Units involved
Nazi Germany 11th Army
Nazi Germany 8th Air Corps
Kingdom of Romania Mountain Corps		 Soviet Union Coastal Army
Soviet Union Black Sea Fleet
Strength
On 6 June 1942:
203,800 men
65 assault guns
1,300 guns and howitzers
720 mortars
803 aircraft[1]		 June 1942:
118,000 men
600 guns and howitzers
2,000 mortars[2]
1 battleship
2 heavy cruisers
1 light cruiser
2 flotilla leaders
6 destroyers
9 minesweepers
1 guardship
24 submarines
Casualties and losses

June–July 1942:[3]
35,866 men
78 guns
31 aircraft[4]
Nazi Germany 27,412

  • 4,264 killed
  • 21,626 wounded
  • 1,522 missing

Kingdom of Romania 8,454

  • 1,597 killed
  • 6,571 wounded
  • 277 missing

30 October 1941 – 4 July 1942:
200,481 men[5]

156,880 killed or captured
43,601 wounded or sick

June–July 1942:
118,000 men[3]

95,000 captured (one-third wounded)
5,000 wounded
at least 18,000 killed
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References
  1. Melvin 2010, p. 276.
  2. Hayward 1998, p. 90.
  3. Forczyk 2008, p. 90.
  4. Hayward 1998, p. 117.
  5. Krivosheev 1997, p. 107.
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