Battle
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
30 Oct 1941 – 4 Jul 1942 · Sevastopol, Crimea
Manstein's 11th Army, with Romanian support, reached the fortress of Sevastopol at the end of October 1941 but failed to take it in December. The final assault began on 7 June 1942 with the heaviest siege artillery of the war, including the 800 mm gun 'Dora'. The city fell on 4 July 1942; most of the Soviet garrison was captured.
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