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Title
Order No. 227
Description
The central district of Stalingrad was known for continuous house-to-house fighting. The most famous action was the defense of “Pavlov's House", a multi-story building overlooking a square with excellent visibility. Multiple machine guns at different vantage points, minefields and …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1942-09-27
Scenario#
43
Scenario Description
The central district of Stalingrad was known for continuous house-to-house fighting. The most famous action was the defense of “Pavlov's House", a multi-story building overlooking a square with excellent visibility. Multiple machine guns at different vantage points, minefields and razor wire, and an AT gun positioned on the roof allowed Soviet defenders to hold on for 58 days before being relieved.
Location
Stalingrad, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Pavlov's House was a fortified apartment building which Red Army defenders held for 60 days against a heavy Wehrmacht offensive during the Battle of Stalingrad. The siege lasted from 27 September to 25 November 1942 and eventually the Red Army managed to relieve it from the siege.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Pavlov's House
Combatants
German
Russian

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