Eastern FrontSOUTHERN SECTORThe Luftwaffe is back over Stalingrad in force, bombing Soviet positions. With his bunker under heavy fire, Chuikov moves his headquarters to the Tractor factory, itself threatened by German attacks. The 10th NKVD Division is pulled out of the line, having been reduced to a handful of men. As the struggle for Stalingrad drags on, Weichs stresses to Paulus that the 62nd Army must be overcome as soon as possible to enable the 6th Army to transfer forces to its exposed flanks. It is just as apparent to the German High Command as it is to the Stavka that the forces of Army Group B are stretched too thin and the 6th Army is in an extremely exposed position. |
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