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On Sun. 08 Feb 1942 Soviet 3rd Shock Army, 4th Shock Army, and 11th Ar.....

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Soviet 3rd Shock Army, 4th Shock Army, and 11th Army linked up at Zaluch'e, Russia and encircled 90,000 German troops and 10,000 auxiliaries around Demyansk, Russia

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