The Grain Elevator ETO (id:#58596)

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Prior Publication: Playtest

Southern Stalingrad, USSR 1942-09-18 (8 others)

Overview:

The German 6th Army entered Stalingrad at a higher cost then anticipated. Since September 13th, they pounded away at the Russians who were defending their city street by street and block by block. The Russians made Stalingrad into a cauldron of fortresses and the Germans were learning the true meaning of street fighting. One of those fortresses was the huge grain elevator in the southern part of the city. Its cement silos rose high above the plain making observation easy for the Soviet soldiers who occupied it. Since September 14th, a group of about 50 Russian troops had holed up in the corrugated metal sided tower and defied the guns of 3 German Divisions. Reinforced on the night of September 17th by the Soviet's 92nd Marines, the Russians fought on with renewed spirit. Lt. Andrei Khoysyanov and a platoon of marines smoked and joked as they joined their comrads in the elevator. German fire ricocheted and whistled through their fortress as they held off attack after attack. At one point a German tank pulled up under a white flag. Fascinated by this maneuver, the Russians allowed them to approach their position. An officer and interpreter cautiously asked for their surrender to the "Heroic German Army". The Russians promptly told them where to go and the marines blew up the tank.. . . .Note: what German IV is not actually detailed; also says "PSW 223" but I assumed 233

Defender: German (Elements of Recon Battalion, 24th Panzer Division and 71st Infantry Division)  

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