Neva Bridgehead

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NEVA BRIDGEHEAD ("Nevsky Pyatachok"). A bridgehead on the left side of the Neva River near the Moskovskaya Dubrovka settlement and the village of Arbuzovo, occupied by Soviet troops on the night of 20 September 1941. Unsuccessfully attempted to continue their attack and join the Volkhov Front troops. Violent fighting on the Neva Bridgehead, which was 2 km wide along the front and up to 800 m deep, continued until 29 April 1942, when it was abandoned by Soviet troops. On 26 September 1942, troops from the Neva Task Force reconquered the Neva Bridgehead. During the Lifting of the Siege (January 1943), the 45th Guard Rifle Division attacked from the Neva Bridgehead. In 1952-85, a group of "Nevsky Pyatachok" monuments were erected where military action took place as a part of the Green Belt of Glory.

References: Белоголовцев А. Ф. Невский "пятачок". Л., 1970.

A. Y. Chistyakov. Белоголовцев А. Ф. Невский "пятачок". Л., 1970 Breaking of the Siege (1943)
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