Operation Hannover | |||||||
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Part of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Walter Model | Pavel Belov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
45,000[1] | 20,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,200[2] | 10,500,[2] 20,000 taken prisoner[3] |
Operation Hannover or Operation Hanover (sources vary) was a German operation in April–June 1942 aimed at eliminating Soviet partisans, airborne troops and encircling Red Army soldiers near Vyazma (Smolensk Oblast). The operation was a complete success for the Germans.
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