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Title
State Farm is There
Description
German High Command launched a counter offensive to attempt to relieve the encircled 6th Army at Stalingrad, and made steady progress, approaching within 25 miles of the 6th Anny lines before the Soviets retaliated. After some initial success, the Soviet …
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Source
Publisher
Date
1942-12-08
Scenario#
NOSB07
Scenario Description
German High Command launched a counter offensive to attempt to relieve the encircled 6th Army at Stalingrad, and made steady progress, approaching within 25 miles of the 6th Anny lines before the Soviets retaliated. After some initial success, the Soviet 1st Tank Corps paused to regroup before sweeping the German rear area near a large collective farm named SOWCHOS 79. Knowing the severity of the situation, the German 11th Panzer Division counterattacked the advancing Soviet elements. - Dale Holmstrom
Location
Nw Of Verchne Solonovski, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Winter Storm, a German offensive in December 1942 during World War II, involved the German 4th Panzer Army failing to break the Soviet encirclement of the German 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Operation Winter Storm
External Link
Combatants
Russia
Germany
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