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Staraya Sheveleva Destination Guide

Explore Staraya Sheveleva in Russia

Staraya Sheveleva in the region of Smolensk is a town in Russia - some 191 mi or ( 307 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Staraya Sheveleva is now 04:37 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yel'nya, Vysokoye, Tver, Titovka, and Smolensk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yel'nya . Where to go and what to see in Staraya Sheveleva ? 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.

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Located at 54.57 33.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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