Rzhev — ( ru. Ржев) is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. It is located in Tver Oblast of Western Russia, 49 km southwest of Staritsa and 126 km from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. The second largest city in the … Wikipedia
Russian Air Force — Infobox Military Unit unit name = Военно воздушные cилы России Voyenno vozdushnye sily Rossii Russian Air Force caption = dates = since August 12, 1912 country = Russian Federation (previously the Soviet Union and Russian Empire) branch = type =… … Wikipedia
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
Organization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation — The Chain of command leading from the President of Russia (as commander in chief) through the Minister of Defense down to the newest recruits. The Russian Armed Forces are organized through the Russian Ministry of Defense, which oversees a… … Wikipedia
Special Purpose Command — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Moscow District of the Air Force and Air Defence Force Special Purpose Command caption= country=Soviet Union, Russia type= branch=Soviet Air Force, Russian Air Force dates=c.1945 present command structure= size=… … Wikipedia
List of Axis named operations in the European Theatre — The list of Axis named operations in the European Theatre represents those military operations that received a codename, predominantly from the Wehrmacht commands. It does not represent all operations that were carried out by the Axis powers, or… … Wikipedia
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) — For the Crimean War battle, see Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855). Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Part of the Eastern Front of World War II … Wikipedia
Bakhmutovo — Infobox Airport name = Rzhev Bakhmutovo nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = IATA = ICAO = type = Military owner = operator = Russian Air Force city served = location = Rzhev elevation f = 699 elevation m = 213… … Wikipedia
Operation Little Saturn — Soviet advances during Operations Uranus, Mars and Saturn … Wikipedia
Operation Saturn — was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front of World War II that led to battles in the northern Caucasus and Donets Basin regions of the Soviet Union from December 1942 to February 1943.The success of Operation Uranus, launched on 19 November… … Wikipedia