Sinyavino offensive (1942)

August 19 – October 10, 1942 · Battle site

Result Soviet offensive defeated, German offensive cancelled.

The Red Army tried to break the siege of Leningrad by pushing toward Sinyavino, just as Germany planned its own offensive against the city. The Soviet attack failed with heavy losses but upset the German plan.

Germany

Soviet Union

Strength and losses

Deaths
5,893
Captured
12,000