Sinyavino Heights, which became the site of fierce fighting during the period 1941 - 1944's, played a decisive role in the battle for Leningrad.It was in the woods and swamps near the small village of Sinyavino heroic fate of the besieged city.
the beginning of the autumn of forty-one northern wing of the Soviet-German front was characterized by quite alarming operational situation - under the threat turned out to be a symbol of the Soviet seizure of power - Leningrad.Eighth day of September after losing Schlusselburg around the second in size and strategic importance of his country closed in the city of dense suffocating ring.Communication with the mainland was interrupted, which threatened Leningrad, the most serious consequences.Especially in light of the loss of the German air bomb burned wooden Badaevskie warehouses with food, which the party leadership of the city has not guessed dispersed well fortified underground storage.
In this situation perfectly reasonable direction of the main shock deblocking were elected Sinyavino Heights.In this area, the distance between the two Soviet fronts - the Volkhov and Leningrad was the most minimal.Another important reason that Sinyavino Heights were elected to the main direction of breakout of the besieged ring, lies in their dominance over the surrounding area from a tactical point of view.Therefore, the capture of a chain of hills made it possible to seize the strategic initiative and take control of vast lowland area of Ladoga on the northern flank of the river on the south Mga.
brutal and bloody battles in the Sinyavino Heights can be divided into three stages.The first of these was launched on the night of September 20 forty-one crossing of a battalion of one hundred and fifteenth Infantry Division held at the divisions in chief of the German group of armies "North" Field Marshal Ritter von Leeb left bank of the Neva River.Offered stubborn resistance by the enemy was not, which made it possible to seize a small bridgehead, which then landed the first division of the NKVD Division, Fourth Marine Brigade and directly the main part of the 115th SD.
such forces managed to cut the highways connecting Leningrad with Shlisselburg, and come close to the Germans occupied the 8th GRES.This legendary springboard went down in history under the name of "Nevsky Spot".In fact it was the first success of our troops on the Leningrad front.With Volkhov direction to the "Nevsky Piglet" their way of the fifty-fourth Army Lieutenant General Ivan Fedyuninsky.The offensive of our troops from the two converging trends on the Sinyavino Heights is gathering pace.The advanced part has not shared by more than 12-to 16 km when the shock units of the 54th Army met with stiff resistance from the enemy, and, after suffering heavy losses, were forced to retreat.Inability to master the Sinyavino Heights eventually turned the failure of all the tactical plan.
Sinyavinskaya second phase of the operation began in August, forty-two punch forces the two Soviet fronts.Then in the badly battered Army Group "North", which has already commanded Karl Küchler, began arriving Division Eleventh Army from the Crimea, with its large-caliber artillery siege that destroyed Sevastopol and its strengthening.The situation was complicated by the fact that well-equipped and trained by the Crimean Division Manstein took up positions along the Neva from Lake Ladoga to Leningrad.
Frontline investigation failed to receive timely information about the arrival of fresh German troops.And to forestall the enemy assault on Leningrad, who was appointed to lead the Field Marshal Manstein by Hitler, two Soviet fronts launched an offensive on the Sinyavino Heights.Memorial and Walk of Fame, the construction of which began in 1975, kept 64 marble slabs carved with the names of fallen soldiers here.
back in August forty-two, it should be noted that in the first hours of the offensive parts of the Volkhov Front had suffered heavy losses.Despite this, by the end of August, the gap with the surrounded city began to decline steadily, and Manstein had to throw in his reserves - the 170th Crimean division.In the battle at Sinyavino Heights as a grinder, German troops were ground intended for the September assault on Leningrad.
In two days of fighting (27th and 28th of August) managed to break through the powerful German defenses.Building on the success of our troops continued their offensive towards the Neva.At this time, the chain Sinyavino Heights was taken.But Manstein was able to concentrate in the place of a breakthrough shock troops of its reserve.As a result of our divisions, deepen the breach, appeared surrounded.Some of the troops later still managed to break out of this trap, but most and perished in Sinyavino swamps.Successfully re-started the offensive ended in failure.
Sinyavinskaya third stage of the operation, this time successful, started in January forty-third.The direction of the main attack has been selected peat area, which was located north of Sinyavino.In this area the Germans had created a powerful defensive line.Each of the eight workers' settlements, which is located here, was created by well-fortified strongpoint.January 12, started a well-planned attack.And the eighteenth of advanced units held a reunion of two fronts - Volkhov and Leningrad.This operation was, in its essence, a generalization of the unsuccessful experience of previous attacks.Perhaps that is why she is successful.
