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Title
Escape From Velikiye Luki
Description
During the fatal winter of 1943, the German disaster was not confined to Stalingrad alone. All along the line, Russians were cutting off pockets of Germans. At Velikiye Luki, the entire 277th Infantry Regiment was in dire straits. Surrounded and …
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Source
Publisher
Date
1943-01-12
Scenario#
6
Scenario Description
During the fatal winter of 1943, the German disaster was not confined to Stalingrad alone. All along the line, Russians were cutting off pockets of Germans. At Velikiye Luki, the entire 277th Infantry Regiment was in dire straits. Surrounded and with further relief efforts abandoned, it was over for the 277th. The Russians were tightening their vise. Elements of four Rifle Regiments with massive armor and artillery support had broken the perimeter and were now in the process of slaughtering what remained of the unit. As the headquarters fell, the commander gave the order for all who could save themselves to do so. As night fell, many isolated groups headed for the German lines some ten miles distant.
Location
Velikiye Luki, Russia
Battle Narrative
The Velikiye Luki offensive operation was executed by the forces of the Red Army's Kalinin Front against the Wehrmacht's 3rd Panzer Army during the Winter Campaign of 1942–1943 with the objective of liberating the Russian city of Velikiye Luki as part of the northern pincer of the Rzhev-Sychevka Strategic Offensive Operation.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
Russian

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