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During [[World War II]] the name '''Büffel Bewegung''' (Buffalo Movement in German) was given to a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army on the Russian Front during the period 1–22 March 1943. This movement eliminated the [[Battles of Rzhev|Rzhev Salient]] and shortened the front by 230 kilometers, releasing twenty-one divisions for use elsewhere. This |
During [[World War II]] the name '''Büffel Bewegung''' (Buffalo Movement in German) was given to a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army on the Russian Front during the period 1–22 March 1943. This movement eliminated the [[Battles of Rzhev|Rzhev Salient]] and shortened the front by 230 kilometers, releasing twenty-one divisions for use elsewhere. This allowed the Germans Army to create a reserve for operations elsewhere on the Eastern front. |
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During World War II the name Büffel Bewegung (Buffalo Movement in German) was given to a series of local retreats conducted by the German Army on the Russian Front during the period 1–22 March 1943. This movement eliminated the Rzhev Salient and shortened the front by 230 kilometers, releasing twenty-one divisions for use elsewhere. This allowed the Germans Army to create a reserve for operations elsewhere on the Eastern front.
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