General Yudenich launched a major winter offensive.

Chill had better give his assent, if any planned winter offensive was to get any- where.

His battalion was pulled out of the line after their casualties had reached sixty per cent during the winter offensive.

When the Germans launched their winter offensive, the 9th, with no real combat experience, suddenly found itself engaged in heavy fighting.

By November it was clear that Soviet forces were preparing for a winter offensive.

Hitler originally set the offensive for late November, before the anticipated start of the Russian winter offensive.

We get reports that this winter offensive of the Germans is just to stall while he finishes some secret weapon.

Given the near equality in firepower and the brutality of conditions, a winter offensive had little appeal.

From there the division held a sector near Shchigry on the southern sector, facing the Soviet winter offensives of 1941 and 1942.

Detachment commanders were instructed to build winter quarters at their posts and prepare for a winter offensive.