Battle of Lyuban

January 7 – April 30, 1942

Result German victory

Soviet armies attempted to break the German siege of Leningrad by attacking along the Volkhov. The Second Shock Army was cut off and largely destroyed, and the siege continued.

Contemporaries

Axis

Allies

Germany

Soviet Union

Georg von Küchler military commander

Kirill Meretskov military commander

Leonid Govorov military commander

Units

Army Group North 18th Army (Wehrmacht) Blue Division

Leningrad Front Volkhov Front 2nd Shock Army 4th Army (Soviet Union) 52nd Army (Soviet Union) 54th Army (Soviet Union) 55th Army (Soviet Union) 59th Army (Soviet Union) 8th Army (Soviet Union) 115th Rifle Division 11th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 165th Rifle Division 177th Rifle Division 191st Rifle Division 198th Rifle Division 19th Guards Rifle Division 225th Rifle Division 259th Rifle Division 25th Cavalry Division 305th Rifle Division 310th Rifle Division 311th Rifle Division 327th Rifle Division 366th Rifle Division 372nd Rifle Division 374th Rifle Division 376th Rifle Division 377th Rifle Division 378th Rifle Division 382nd Rifle Division 4th Guards Rifle Division 65th Rifle Division