Chronology of World War II
Thursday, September 17
Fighting for the Central Railroad Station in Stalingrad
On the morning of September 17, 1942 the Soviet defenders subjected to a heavy attack by infantry and 20 tanks and assault guns. Here, a
Schützengruppe
(infantry squad), supported by a
StuG III Ausf. F
assault gun armed with a long 7.5cm gun, also know as a
Sturmgeschütze 40
, awaits orders to advance through the railway sidings and shattered rolling stock.