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Title
Perfected in Battle
Description
The nature of the close quarter fighting dictated the development of new tactics. The Soviet 62nd Army formed small shock units termed "Storm Groups" - assault groups equipped with grenades and tommy-guns, which would first attack the objective, with a follow-up by reinforcements with flamethrowers, heavy weapons, and sappers …
Publisher
Date
1942-10-24
Scenario#
VOTG15
Scenario Description
The nature of the close quarter fighting dictated the development of new tactics. The Soviet 62nd Army formed small shock units termed "Storm Groups" - assault groups equipped with grenades and tommy-guns, which would first attack the objective, with a follow-up by reinforcements with flamethrowers, heavy weapons, and sappers with explosive. These storm tactics were used in a Russian assault on the Voentorg building.
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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