July 1942

Eastern Front

Gordov takes command of the Stalingrad Front as Timoshenko is relieved. Chuikov takes over at the 64th Army. On the Stalingrad axis, the concentration of forces increase as the Germans prepare their thrust toward Stalingrad and the Volga. At this stage of the battle there are 18 German divisions on the axis, totalling 250,000 ment with 7,500 artillery pieces, 740 panzers and 1,200 aircraft of the IV Air Corps. To face this force the Soviets have 187,000 ment and 7,900 artillery pieces and 360 tanks.