War · October 30, 1941

Siege of Sevastopol

Name: Siege of Sevastopol
Start: 1941-10-30
Location: Sevastopol

84 years ago · Sevastopol

84th anniversary

The siege of Sevastopol, also known as the defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя, romanized: Oborona Sevastopolya) or the Battle for Sevastopol (German: Schlacht um Sewastopol; Romanian: Bătălia de la Sevastopol; Russian: Битва за Севастополь, romanized: Bitva za Sevastopol'), was a military engagement…

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1947

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