The Battles for Gizel and Mayramadag in the Context of the Defeat of German Troops near Vladikavkaz

The article examines in detail the fighting near Vladikavkaz, and in particular the battles for Gizel and Mayramadag. The battles near Vladikavkaz contributed to the overall victory over the German army in the battle for the Caucasus. The study is devoted to the battles for access to Transcaucasia, the main attention is paid to the battles for specific settlements. The relevance of the topic is due to the need to understand the history of the Great Patriotic War in the regions. Scientific novelty lies in an integrated approach to the analysis of the events of that period. The methodological basis of the study was the memories of participants, collections of documents, archival documents, periodical materials, as well as retrospective and problem-chronological methods of scientific research. The results show that, despite a lot of work on this period, interest in the history of the Great Patriotic War among researchers does not fade, but rather intensifies. The study highlights the importance of war history at the regional level. It was revealed that the blow to the Nazi group of troops in the Vladikavkaz region was the beginning of the offensive of our troops in decisive areas of the fight against Nazi Germany. By the second half of the harsh year of 1942, it was a major defeat for the Nazi troops on the Soviet-German front. As a result, the Nazis had to finally abandon the offensive on Ordzhonikidze, Grozny and Baku and go on the defensive. Having liberated the territory of North Ossetia, our troops continued to develop their victorious offensive and on November 4, 1943 liberated the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic – the city and the railway station.