Show I I Russian Crimean Sector I I I I Before Detore tile the German attack the Uie Russians held well over a II thousand I miles of ot Black sea soa U frontage extending extend lag ing along the entire northern and eastern reaches Early German advances ad winces vances eastward had cut this figure I almost by half halt when Russian Bussian counter counter coun ter ZI attack Hack not only recovered considerable con can Crimean mileage but also I gave cave the Russians a centralized po po- overlooking still held German-held territory in the Uie southern Ukraine The Black Dlack sea long has been an international lake where history was made More than miles long and with an un area larger than that thai of ot California it has a abroad abroad abroad broad field of at operations since its jagged coasts provided haven from which powerful pirate fleets atI attacked attacked at at- I tacked ancient merchant shipping I I |