November 10 in the history of the homeland.
Techuin's strategic offensive operation.
Tikvin Strategic Offensive Operation - a counter-offensive by Soviet troops from the Tikvin, Volkhov and Malaya Vishra region, carried out from November 10 to December 30, 1941.
The purpose of the operation is to defeat the Tikvin Wehrmacht Group of Army Group North, to return the front line along the right bank of the Volkhov River and capture bridgeheads on the left bank.
As part of the operation, two offensive operations were carried out: Tikvin-Kirishskaya and Melo-Vishra.
The results of the operation: Soviet forces liberated a significant area, ensured the train traffic to the Wiboklo station, caused heavy damage to ten enemy divisions and forced him to move five more divisions towards Tikvin. The characteristics of the operation: one of the characteristics was the use of the dark hour of the day for combat operations.
The losses of Soviet formations during 51 days of fighting amounted to about 49 thousand people, of which 18 thousand were irreversible. For the bravery and courage they demonstrated during the attack, more than a thousand soldiers and commanders received orders and medals, and 11 people were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
We are in TG.