Oryol
City
City on the Oka in western Russia, retaken by the Red Army in 1943.
Held by
- 1789 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire
- September 14, 1917 – December 30, 1922 Russia
- December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union
- September 30, 1941 – July 4, 1943 Germany Military occupation
- since December 26, 1991 Russia
Events here 2
- October 11 – November 18, 1919 Orel–Kursk operation
- July 12 – August 18, 1943 Operation Kutuzov