Location of the Don Front HQ, 2 February 1943

[Dann Falk]

Greetings All,

Anyone know where the Don Front HQ was located in early Feb 1943, after the German 6th army surrendered? A map or town location would be great.



Thanks for any help

Dann

[Art]

Zavarykin aka Zavarygino (on modern maps). See, for example:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/documents/view/?id=100282055

[Dann Falk]

Yes the map shows Don Front HQ was to the north on Dec 31 42, but on Jan 1 43, the Don and Stalingrad Fronts were merged to form the larger Don Front under the control of General Rokossovsky. At this point I think he moved his HQ to a new location...and in January 43 I thought it was on the east side of the Volga somewhere...maybe the small town of Yamy on the Volga, South East from Krasnaya Sloboda, but I don't know?

[Art]

"At noon, Field-Marshal Paulus was driven off in a car to Shumiloff's HQ and thence to Zavarykin, Don Front command center, where Voronov and Rokossovskii waited to interrogate him."
https://books.google.ru/books?id=XrUnCg ... in&f=false

[Dann Falk]

It looks like I was confused about the Don Front HQ movements. Zavarykin and (Zavarygino) it is!

Thanks for correcting me Art, great info.


Dann