Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)

The siege of Sevastopol took place from October 30 1941 to July 4 1942 during World War II 's Eastern Front. A Siege is where a milltary unit surround another enemy milltary unit. The Soviet Army was trapped in the city of Sevastopol with Axis forces surround the city. The siege ended in July 4 1942 where the Germans broke the siege and entered the city.

Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Sevastopol harbour after the battle (July 1942)
Date 30 October 1941 – 4 July 1942 (8 months and 4 days) Location Sevastopol, [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ]], Soviet Union Result Axis Victory
Belligerents
Germany Romania Naval support: Italy	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Erich von Manstein W.F. von Richthofen Gheorghe Avramescu Gheorghe Manoliu	Ivan Petrov Filipp Oktyabrskiy Gordey Levchenko Pyotr Novikov (POW)
Units involved
11th Army 8th Air Corps Mountain Corps	Coastal Army Black Sea Fleet
Strength
On 6 June 1942: 203,800 men 65 assault guns 1,300 guns and howitzers 720 mortars 803 aircraft	June 1942: 118,000 men 600 guns and howitzers 2,000 mortars 1 battleship 2 heavy cruisers 1 light cruiser 2 flotilla leaders 6 destroyers 9 minesweepers 1 guardship 24 submarines
Casualties and losses
June–July 1942: 35,866 men 78 guns 31 aircraft 27,412 4,264 killed 21,626 wounded 1,522 missing 8,454 1,597 killed 6,571 wounded 277 missing	30 October 1941 – 4 July 1942: 200,481 men 156,880 killed or captured 43,601 wounded or sick June–July 1942: 118,000 men 95,000 captured (one-third wounded) 5,000 wounded at least 18,000 killed