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Title
The Playing Field
Description
By the end of the second week in December the former defenders of Stalingrad were finally ready to take the initiative and begin their bid to recapture the ruined city. In the southern end of the Red October factory complex, two of those structures were Hall 8 (the Plate …
Publisher
Date
1942-12-15
Scenario#
RO6
Scenario Description
By the end of the second week in December the former defenders of Stalingrad were finally ready to take the initiative and begin their bid to recapture the ruined city. In the southern end of the Red October factory complex, two of those structures were Hall 8 (the Plate Mill) and 8a (an immense, caved-in warehouse). For almost two months, the troops of Guriev's 39th Guards Rifle Division had been locked in mortal combat with the Rhinelanders of Infanterie-Division 79. To help prepare for the attack on the Plate Mill, under cover of darkness six Red Army scouts cut their way through wire entanglements and approached the German-held shop. Moving stealthily, they took one prisoner and then stole their way silently back to their lines. Aided by information gathered from the night raid, soldiers of Major Legunin's 112th Guards Rifle Regiment rushed the enemy strongpoint in Hall 8. The fatigued Germans were forced to flee first one, and then another, section of the massive hall. The Soviets started to slowly realize that the playing field had “evened up” a little bit.
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.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Russian
German
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

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