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On Sun. 30 Aug 1942 Most of the Soviet 62nd and 64th Armies broke out.....

1942-08-30

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Most of the Soviet 62nd and 64th Armies broke out of their encirclement by the German 48.Panzer Korps and escaped across the Chervlennaya River in the Caucasus region of southern Soviet Union

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