The Demyansk Pocket ( ; ) was the name given Giving to the pocket of German troops encircled Besieging by the Red Army around Demyansk , south of Leningrad , during World War II on the Eastern Front .

The Demyansk Pocket ( ; ) was the name given Giving to the pocket of German troops encircled Besieging by the Red Army around Demyansk , south of Leningrad , during World War II on the Eastern Front .

The successful defence Defending of Demyansk , achieved Achieve through the use Using of an airbridge , was a significant development in modern warfare Hostile_encounter .

One was to be carried out Action in the north by the Leningrad and Volkhov Fronts near Mga and one was planned Arranging to be carried out Action further to the south , by the Northwestern Front , near Demyansk .

The operation succeeded in recapturing the Demyansk salient but failed Earnings_and_losses to encircle the German forces .