July/August 1947
In late July and throughout August the main focus of German offensives was the Balkans.There was fighting also in the middle of the Eastern Front and also further fighting on Sicily.
The Battle of Horodenka
85,000 Germans push back 350,000 Russians.
Fighting on Sicily continues
Germany wins the battle of Palermo against the British.
The Battle Of Urziceni
77,000 Germans defeat 360,000 Russians.
Russians Retreat Into Turkey
Once the Russians realized that they had been cut off in the Balkans many of the Red Army divisions pulled back from the frontlines and headed into Turkish controlled Bulgaria.
The Battle Of Calarasi
The Russians continued to flee into Turkey before Germany attacked.
Final German Offensive In Balkans Underway
German Attack On The Turks Begins
Situation in the Balkans at the end of August
The Japanese Empire