Eastern FrontSOUTHERN SECTORThe Voronezh launches new attacks with the 38th Army against the German 2nd Army. Gumrak falls to the 21st Army as the battle for Stalingrad draws toward its bloody conclusion. Paulus moves his headquarters into the city to the Univermaag department store. In the Manych bridgehead, the 11th Panzer Division, with an infantry division in support, hits the 2nd Guards Army. The Soviets are down to just 30 tanks and a handful of riflemen after their fierce battles since December. Bitter fighting erupts as the Germans crush the Soviet positions, rolling up the bridgehead. In the Caucasus, Armavir falls to the 37th Army as the German withdrawal continues. |
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