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Fighting To Hall 7 Stalingrad

The 5th Company of Infantry Regiment 208 began their assault on the Red October Factory in Stalingrad by moving up a ravine that led to the railway embankment, taking cover in the paths to avoid mines. At the railway, they came under fire from dug-in Soviet tanks while also losing more vehicles to mines. They spotted the factory buildings after moving through the line of wrecked railway wagons. Fighting their way from building to building through shell holes and rubble piles, the company reached Hall 3 by nightfall and had made it to the Volga bank and Hall 7, though isolated pockets of resistance remained.

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Fighting To Hall 7 Stalingrad

The 5th Company of Infantry Regiment 208 began their assault on the Red October Factory in Stalingrad by moving up a ravine that led to the railway embankment, taking cover in the paths to avoid mines. At the railway, they came under fire from dug-in Soviet tanks while also losing more vehicles to mines. They spotted the factory buildings after moving through the line of wrecked railway wagons. Fighting their way from building to building through shell holes and rubble piles, the company reached Hall 3 by nightfall and had made it to the Volga bank and Hall 7, though isolated pockets of resistance remained.

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Fighting to Hall 7, Red October Factory,

October 23, 1942.


Continuing our look at Stalingrads Factory Fighting...

The 5th Company of Infantry Regiment 208 started their assault on the
Red October Factory up the ravine or “Bulka” that ran all the way up to
the railway embankment. They wound their way up the ravine, using
only the paths as the area was heavily mined. An assault gun of StuG
Abteilung 244 was lost when its tracks were shredded by the mines.

At the railway they


lose more vehicles,
but also destroy
dug-in Soviet tanks.
From the row of
wrecked railway
wagons they can
see the factory
buildings and the
first groups move
forward under cover
of fire and smoke.
They make their way
to the first buildings
through shell holes
and rubble piles,
making a dash as
fast as they can
while under fire from
the Soviet
defenders.

The company then


headed straight up
the works road that
ran between Halls 3
and 5.

The fight for Hall 3


becomes stalled and
further
reinforcements are
bought up from
Infantry Regiment
208 from the line of
rail wagons.
By nightfall 5th Company has made
their way to the Volga bank and Hall
7. They find themselves at the
forward point of the German
positions, with the rest of the
attacking forces echeloned back on
either side to the railway line.

Isolated pockets of resistance and


snipers remain around their positions
and fierce fighting is still to be had on
either side of them.

Gaming Options
The Soviet counter attacks will follow
in the following days, so rather than
use the Not One Step Back mission,
try playing the 5th Companies attack
with a Hold the Line on the smaller
Street Fighting table of 3’x 4’ (90cm x
120cm) using all the street fighting
rules and terrain (pages 221 to
225 Flames Of War).

The Soviets will be defending with


reinforcements coming from other
halls and positions.

Once you set up a table the obvious


objectives for the Germans to get are
exits of the Halls, to secure the next
attack.

Forces
Germans

Rather than give you a set force try


using a Grenadier force of your own
creation, the 5th Company, Infantry
Regiment 208 seems to consist of the
basic company with a special assault
group added make up from Pioneers
from the Battalion’s Pioneer Platoon.

The Luftwaffe ran several bombing


runs on the hall, so some Air Support
might be in order. There were also
several Assault Gun platoons
available, but these were pretty much
halted by the densely packed,
damaged and derailed railway
wagons on the rail line.
Soviets

A Strelkovy Battalion should be the basis for this force, but upgraded to Guard (Fearless Trained).

You could make the reinforcements Factory Workers Militia companies. (Guards and Militia rules are found
on page 167-168 of Ostfront) There seems to have been several dug-in Soviet tanks scattered around the
factory so a few T-34’s dug-in could be added to the force.

Dzershinzky Tractor Factory...

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