Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Sojojin Soviet na farko da Kalinin da Western Front suka yi sun hada da 22nd, 29th, 30th, 31st, 39th na tsohon, da 1st Shock, 5th, 10th, 16th, 20th, 33rd, 43rd, 49th, da 50th sojojin da kuma sojojin sojan doki uku na karshen. Manufar ita ce rundunar soji ta 22, 29th Army da 39th Armies da aka tallafawa ta 11th Cavalry Corps don kai hari Yammacin Rzhev, da kuma kutsawa cikin zurfin yammacin flank na Army Group Center ta 9th Army. An samu wannan a watan Janairu, kuma a ƙarshen watan da aka samu dakarun sojan doki sun sami kansu kilomita 110 a cikin zurfin bangaren Jamus. Don kawar da wannan barazana ga baya na Rundunar Sojoji ta 9 na Rundunar Sojoji ta Tsakiya, 'yan Jamus sun fara Operation Seydlitz a ranar 2 ga Yuli. Koyaya, saboda yanayin yanayin, hanyar samar da dakarun Sojojin Tarayyar Soviet na 22, Sojoji na 29 da Sojoji na 39 waɗanda suka yi ƙoƙarin faɗaɗa kutsawa ya zama da wahala, kuma an kewaye su. Yanke babbar hanyar zuwa Rzhev da mahayan dawakai ya nuna alamar farawar
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