The History of the German 6th Army*
*untill the capitulation at Stalingrad
 

 Before the Eastern Campaign 
 
 Preparation for Operation Barbarossa April 1941 - 21.06.41 

 Eastern Campaign 1941 - 1943
 (Operation Barbarossa)

 
1 Battles in Galicia and Volhynien  22.06.41 - 12.07.41
a)Battles between the Bug and the Styr river 22.06.41 - 28.06.41
b)Battle between the Bug and the Stalinline 23.06.41 - 12.07.41
2 Breakthru to Kiev and advance to the Djniepr river 02.07.41 - 25.07.41
a)Breakthru of the Stalinline 02.07.41 - 25.07.41
b)Battle near Cudnov - Berdischev 08.07.41 - 16.07.41
c)Defensive battles near Zviahel and Sokolov 11.07.41 - 14.08.41
3 Battle north of Shitomir 14.07.41 - 21.08.41
4 Battles near the Djniepr and crossing the river 25.07.41 - 05.10.41
a)Driving the Red Army over the Djniepr river 26.07.41 - 29.08.41
b)Battle near Boguslav - Tscherkassy 08.08.41 - 22.08.41
5 Battle of Kiev 21.08.41 - 27.09.41
a)Battle for the bridgehead Gornostaipol - Ostjer 21.08.41 - 09.09.41
b)Encirclingbattle eastwards of the Dnjiepr 04.09.41 - 16.09.41
c)Battle of Kiev 13.09.41 - 19.09.41
d)Battle east of Kiev 14.09.41 - 27.09.41
6 Advance up to the Donets river 01.10.41 - 21.11.41 
a)Battle at Psiol and the Worskla river 01.10.41 - 10.10.41
b)Battle near Karkhov and Begorod 17.10.41 - 25.10.41
7 Battle at the higher Donets  river and at Ssemina 26.10.41 - 29.06.42
a)Battle near Obojan and Rshawa 01.01.42 - 16.01.42
b)Defensive battle north of Karkhov 17.01.42 - 11.05.42
8 Battle at Karkhov (Oper. Frediricus) 12.05.42 - 26.06.42
a)Defensive battle near Karkhov  12.05.42 - 21.05.42
b)Encirclingsbattle southwest of Karkhov 22.05.42 - 27.05.42
c)Battle of Voltschansk 10.06.42 - 16.06.42
d)Battle of Isjum - Kupjansk 22.06.42 - 26.06.42
9 The Summer Campaign 28.06.42 - 18.11.42
a)Breakthru and advance at the middle Don river 30.06.42 - 25.07.42
b)Battle at Kalatsj - Ostrovsky - Kletskaja  26.07.42 - 22.08.42
c)Battle for Stalingrad 17.08.42 - 18.11.42 
10 Defensive winter battles 19.11.42 - 13.02.43
a)Encircled at Stalingrad 19.11.42 - 21.11.42
b)Defending "Fortres Stalingrad" 22.11.42 - 02.02.43
11 Capitulation 02.02.43