Drama, The Park, and Deadly Things

Infanterie-Division 71 and 94 were pressing towards the Volga north and south of the Tsaritsa River, creating a salient of Soviet units just south of the city center. tasked with reducing the salient was Aufklarungs-Abteilung 171, commanded by Oberstleutnant Baron von Holtey. The objective would be to push …

1942-09-23

VOTG27

Infanterie-Division 71 and 94 were pressing towards the Volga north and south of the Tsaritsa River, creating a salient of Soviet units just south of the city center. tasked with reducing the salient was Aufklarungs-Abteilung 171, commanded by Oberstleutnant Baron von Holtey. The objective would be to push through the park known as "1st of May Square" just south of the Rail Station and seize Gorky Theater, a large building located on the northeast side of the park.

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.

German

Russian

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