Panzergruppe Guderian in Russia 22 June 1941 by Castle Rock Publishing

Author:Castle Rock Publishing
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

Section VII. Combat in the Steppes

The term steppes implies untilled wasteland and can be applied to laro-e areas of the USSR, especially in Asia. In the Middle Ages the whole of southern European Russia, including the Ukraine, was steppe-huid. Since that time the Ukraine has become the granary of Russia, and all the steppelands west of the Volga are being used more and more for agricultural purposes. The Soviet Union has accomplished much in this field of reclamation.

During World War II, the German forces penetrated only the western edges of this area. There were extensive military operations on the Nogayskaya Steppe, between the lower Dnepr and the Sea of Azov, but this is now a flourishing agricultural region that hardly merits the name of steppe. The steppes on the Crimean Peninsula were found to be interspersed with cotton plantations and even fruit orchards, and the steppes along the Don have also been partially reclaimed.

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