Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry

Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry
Part of the Eastern Front of World War II

Crimea and Sea of Azov
DateMay 16 – October 30, 1942
Location
Adzhimushkay (now within Kerch), Crimea, USSR
45°22′52″N 36°31′25″E / 45.3812°N 36.5235°E / 45.3812; 36.5235
Result German victory
Belligerents
 Germany  Soviet Union
Strength
Several regiments 10,000–15,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 10,000+

The defense of the Adzhimushkay quarry (Russian: Оборона Аджимушкайских каменоломен) took place during World War II, between May and October 1942, in the Adzhimushkay quarry named after the Adzhimushkay suburb of Kerch during Nazi Germany's occupation of Crimea.

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