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Title
The Hound and the Hare
Description
Morning, South of the Stalingrad Pocket. They found their place to rest. Nevertheless, the Russians held the Eastern half of the town. At dawn’s early light, the Soviets pulled out and your men were glad to see them go. But …
Publisher
Date
1942-12-16
Scenario#
K02
Scenario Description
Morning, South of the Stalingrad Pocket. They found their place to rest. Nevertheless, the Russians held the Eastern half of the town. At dawn’s early light, the Soviets pulled out and your men were glad to see them go. But the battalion commander would have none of that. He wanted bodies. He wanted blood. Wearily your men prepared to give chase.
Location
Stalingrad, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
In the Battle of Stalingrad, Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. Marked by fierce close-quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with an estimated 2 million total casualties. After their defeat at Stalingrad, the German High Command had to withdraw considerable military forces from the Western Front to replace their losses. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad, a major industrial and transport hub on the Volga River that ensured Soviet access to the Caucasus oil wells, began in August 1942, using the 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intense Luftwaffe bombing that reduced much of the city to rubble. The battle degenerated into house-to-house fighting, as both sides poured reinforcements into the city. By mid-November, the Germans had pushed the Soviet defenders back at great cost into narrow zones along the west bank of the river.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian

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