History and chronology of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin in Russia

General

Military
World War, 2nd

Events

Birth
Capture Kalach Bridge
Capture Kharkov
Capture Kiev
Capture Ukraine
Commander
Death
Invasion
Siege Kiev
Siege Stalingrad
Siege Voronezh

Places

Kalach Bridge
Kharkov
Kiev
Stalingrad
Ukraine
Voronezh

Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin History of Russia


1900	Birth
Birth of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
1936	Commander
Appointed Commander of the Ukraine
1941	Invasion of Russia
22nd June Informs the Politburo of the invasion by German forces
1942	Capture of Kalach Bridge
22nd Nov Kalach Bridge Cuts off the German 6th army's main communications
22nd Nov Kalach Bridge Part of Operation Uranus, captures the only bridge over the Don
1942	Siege of Stalingrad
Stalingrad Commands the sth western forces
1942	Siege of Voronezh
5th July Voronezh Creates a new front & forces Bock to divert both Paulus & Hoth to deal with it
5th July Voronezh Hoth reaches Voronezh, Vatutin is ordered to create a new Voronezh Front
1943	Capture of Kharkov
Kharkov Helps capture Kharkhov from the Germans
1943	Capture of Kiev
Kiev Helps capture Kiev
1943	Capture of Ukraine
Ukraine Helps liberate the Ukraine
1943	Siege of Kiev
16th Oct Kiev Vatutin launches a 4 day breakout from the Burkin bridgehead sth of Kiev
20th Oct Kiev Vatutin's attacks from the Burkin bridgehead are repulsed
1944	Death
Death of Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin