Chronology of World War II

Thursday, September 17


Fighting for the Central Railroad Station in Stalingrad


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.