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Title
The Specialists' House
Description
The German 71st Infantry Division had broken through the weak Russian defenses in downtown Stalingrad and seized several tall buildings along the bank of the Volga. A group of Germans wielding submachine-guns and supported by tanks had captured the "Specialists' House",an apartment building built to house engineering specialists, and …
Publisher
Date
1942-09-14
Scenario#
VOTG05
Scenario Description
The German 71st Infantry Division had broken through the weak Russian defenses in downtown Stalingrad and seized several tall buildings along the bank of the Volga. A group of Germans wielding submachine-guns and supported by tanks had captured the "Specialists' House",an apartment building built to house engineering specialists, and from the upper floors heavy machine-guns were firing on the river crossings. In order to retake the building, General Chuikov organized a battlegroup consisting of staff officers and personnel from the 62nd Army headquarters and guard company, with support of three tanks from Chuikov's only reserve.
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

Geolocation