Back معركة رجيف Arabic رژف دؤیوشو AZB Batalles de Rjev Catalan Bitva o Ržev Czech Ржев çапăçăвĕ (1942-1943) CV Schlacht von Rschew German Batallas de Rzhev Spanish نبرد رژف Persian Rževin taistelut Finnish Bataille de Rjev French
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.svg)  Location within modern-day Russia | |||||||||
The Battles of Rzhev (Russian: Ржевская битва, romanized: Rzhevskaya bitva) were a series of Red Army offensives against the Wehrmacht between 8 January 1942 and 31 March 1943, on the Eastern Front of World War II. The battles took place in the northeast of Smolensk Oblast and the south of Tver Oblast, in and around the salient surrounding Rzhev. Due to the high losses suffered by the Red Army, the campaign became known by veterans and historians as the "Rzhev Meat Grinder" (Russian: Ржевская мясорубка, romanized: Rzhevskaya myasorubka).
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