Soviet Storm: WW2 in the East - The Rzhev Meat-Grinder (6 of 18)

Rzhev Battles (Russian: Ржевская битва) is a general term for a series of World War II offensives launched from January 8, 1942 to March 31, 1943 by the Soviet Red Army in the general directions of Rzhev, Sychyovka and Vyazma against a German salient in the vicinity of Moscow, known as the "Rzhev meat grinder" ("Ржевская мясорубка") for these battles' huge losses.

This part of the Second World War was poorly covered by Soviet military historiography, and what coverage e