anything on the airbattle over Kuban?

[NickM]

Hi;


I am going thru 'Aces at Kursk' by Lawrence, and early on it referenced the very hard fought air battle over the Kuban bridgehead. I don't suppose anything has been published on this particular airbattle?


Thanks, ahead of time


NM

[HGabor]

Hi Nick (this is Dan using Gabor's account for this message), Black Cross Red Star Vol 5 by forum member Christer Bergström covers both Kuban and Kursk.


All the best,
Dan (using Gabor's account)

[NickM]

Originally Posted by HGabor

Hi Nick (this is Dan using Gabor's account for this message), Black Cross Red Star Vol 5 by forum member Christer Bergström covers both Kuban and Kursk.


All the best,
Dan (using Gabor's account)

OK thanks; so that means nothing 'dedicated' to that "air" battle written-yet.

[Edward]

The Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht's last stand in the Caucasus
(Osprey Publishing - 2018)
by Robert Forczyk
96 pages - paperback

"In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. Consequently, Hitler grudgingly ordered an evacuation from the Caucasus, but ordered 17. Armee to fortify the Kuban bridgehead and hold it at all costs in order to leave open the possibility of future offensives. On the other side, the Soviet Stavka ordered the North Caucasus Front and the Black Sea Fleet to eliminate the Kuban bridgehead as soon as possible. The stage was set for a contest between an immovable object and an unstoppable force.

With the help of stunning specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the enthralling story of the impressive but strategically foolish German stand at Kuban, which tied down seven Soviet armies in a sideshow battle of attrition, which the Soviets dubbed "the Kuban meat grinder."

[NickM]

Originally Posted by Edward

The Kuban 1943: The Wehrmacht's last stand in the Caucasus
(Osprey Publishing - 2018)
by Robert Forczyk
96 pages - paperback

"In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter counteroffensive that encircled them at Stalingrad. Consequently, Hitler grudgingly ordered an evacuation from the Caucasus, but ordered 17. Armee to fortify the Kuban bridgehead and hold it at all costs in order to leave open the possibility of future offensives. On the other side, the Soviet Stavka ordered the North Caucasus Front and the Black Sea Fleet to eliminate the Kuban bridgehead as soon as possible. The stage was set for a contest between an immovable object and an unstoppable force.

With the help of stunning specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the enthralling story of the impressive but strategically foolish German stand at Kuban, which tied down seven Soviet armies in a sideshow battle of attrition, which the Soviets dubbed "the Kuban meat grinder."

Thanks; While I'm only interested in the air war, Forczyk is one of my favorite writers.