Guryev's Headquarters

Throughout the Hell that was October in Stalingrad, determined and costly German assaults had managed to steadily shrink the Russian defensive perimeter. Everywhere it seemed that the Russians were hanging on by the slimmest of margins. On this day, near the Red October plant, German troops of the 79th Infantry …

1942-10-27

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Throughout the Hell that was October in Stalingrad, determined and costly German assaults had managed to steadily shrink the Russian defensive perimeter. Everywhere it seemed that the Russians were hanging on by the slimmest of margins. On this day, near the Red October plant, German troops of the 79th Infantry Division finally broke through, reaching the HQ of Guryev’s beleaguered 39th Guards. As the Germans were about to surround the hard-pressed headquarters personnel, hurriedly dispatched reinforcements (a company of 62nd Army’s Headquarter’s Guard) arrived.

Stalingrad, Russia

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.

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Russian

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