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Shcheplevo Destination Guide

Discover Shcheplevo in Russia

Shcheplevo in the region of Smolensk is a town located in Russia - some 198 mi or ( 319 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Shcheplevo is now 10:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yel'nya, Verbilovo, Staryye Luki, Smolensk, and Shat'kovo. When in this area, you might want to check out Yel'nya . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shcheplevo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Yelnya Offensive

The Soviet Army's Yelnya Offensive operation (August 30 – September 8, 1941) was part of the Battle of Smolensk during the initial period of the German-Soviet War. The offensive was against the semi-circular Yelnya salient which the German 4th Army had extended 50 km south-east of Smolensk forming a staging area for a continued offensive towards Vyazma and eventually Moscow.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 54.57 33.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, Conflicts in 1941, Operation Barbarossa, Strategic operations of the Red Army in World War II