The Vyazma Airborne Operation
- Episode aired Aug 26, 2021
Part of Airborne Week on WW2TV The Vyazma Operation was a Red Army airborne landing behind German lines during the Rzhev campaign. Between 27 January and 4 February 1942, three brigades of t... Read allPart of Airborne Week on WW2TV The Vyazma Operation was a Red Army airborne landing behind German lines during the Rzhev campaign. Between 27 January and 4 February 1942, three brigades of the Soviet 4th Airborne Corps were dropped piecemeal in the vicinity of Vyazma (150 miles w... Read allPart of Airborne Week on WW2TV The Vyazma Operation was a Red Army airborne landing behind German lines during the Rzhev campaign. Between 27 January and 4 February 1942, three brigades of the Soviet 4th Airborne Corps were dropped piecemeal in the vicinity of Vyazma (150 miles west of Moscow). They landed along the northern supply route with the mission to cut the no... Read all