Coop Kuban Bridgehead

DATE: 28/11/2021

TIME (GMT): 19:00

ERA: WW2

MAP(S): Kuban Bridgehead

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Aris for Brothers in Arms

SLOTS: 87 / 90

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RATING: (16)

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The Kuban Bridgehead was a German military position on the Taman Peninsula, Russia, between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Existing from January to October 1943, the bridgehead formed after the Germans were pushed out of the Caucasus. The heavily fortified position was intended as a staging area for the Wehrmach which was to be used to renew attacks towards the oil wells of the Caucasus. The bridgehead was abandoned when the Red Army breached the Panther Wotan line, forcing an evacuation of the German forces across the Crimea.

Following the encirclement of the 6th Army at Stalingrad, Army Group A withdrew towards the Black Sea and Crimea.The 17th Army, commanded by Richard Ruoff and Erwin Jaenecke, constructed a defensive position across the Kuban River delta in the Taman Peninsula, which was completed in January 1943. The main, first defense line started by Novorossiysk and ran roughly northwards all the way across the peninsula. Consisting of 5 defense lines, the total depth of the defense area was up to 60 km.German forces, moving from positions along the Terek River, fully occupied the new defensive network in February 1943 while under constant attack by the Red Army.The bridgehead, originally intended to provide a staging area for future attempts to gain control of the Caspian oil fields, was re tasked on 3 September 1943, as the German situation on the Eastern Front continued to deteriorate.The Kuban Bridgehead then served to evacuate German forces as the withdrawal of Army Group South to the Dnieper Line had become inevitable.

The first defenses of the Kuban Bridgehead were breached on September 15–16, 1943 in the area of Novorossiysk during the Novorossiysk Taman Operation of the SovietNorth Caucasian Front. The Taman Peninsula was completely cleared of German forces on 9 October 1943.he Abwehr and remnants of the others fought until 6 November 1943.

 

34.SS Grenadier Division confronts a Soviet night attack under the darkness of the Russian steppe.