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World War II Order Of Battle
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* * * Victory at Stalingrad * * *
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May 25, 1942
Krylov is given interim command of 62 Army
62 and 64 Armies escape encirclement on Stalingrad's approaches by withdrawing swiftly to the city itself
Junction of German 6 Army and 4 Panzer Army on near approaches of the city
Chuikov is given command of 62 Army
48 Panzer Corps units reaches the Volga on southern outskirts of Stalingrad in the Latoshinka-Kuporosnoe sectors
Chuikov arrives in 62 Army HQ on Mamaev Kurgan to take effective command
Zhukov and Vasilevsky meet Stalin at Stavka GHQ, discussing guidelines of the future counter offensive
Meeting at Vinnitsa between Paulus and Hitler, which commands to seize the city in the shortest possible time
62 Army is cut off from 64 Army and remains alone in Stalingrad
Start of street fighting, with Germans near workers villages before the Barrikady and Red October factories zone
German 51 Corps progresses 3km, captures Gorodische and Alexandrovka stations, and reaches Aviogorodok
Under heavy fire, V.I. Chujkov decides to deplace HQ from Mamaev Kurgan to the bunker on Tsaritsa river
One of the most critical days : committing strong forces in a major assault, F. Paulus aims at the city center
German 295 division besieges Mamaev Kurgan, 71 division takes central station and some key buildings near the Volga
Rodimtsev's 13 Guards division starts crossing the Volga at dusk and repels German infiltration from the coastline
13 G. division clears 71 division positions from city center between railway and river line in ferocious counterstrike
Mamaev Kurgan is overrun by 295 division, from the summit Germans have a commanding view over the city and the Volga
In southern part of the city, 94 infantry and 24 panzer divisions reach railway station n°2 at dusk
Units from 112 rifle and 13 Guards divisions dislodge Germans from Mamev Kurgan summit, which becomes a no man's land
Soviet units recapture railway station n.1 beginning a four day struggle for its vicinity
German forces overtake railway station n.2
Ferocious struggle for central railway station which changes hands several times during the day
German troops achieve encirclement of almost all Soviet strongpoints south of the Tsaritsa river
92 Naval Brigade and 137 Tank Brigade arrive as reinforcements to 62nd Army
Renewal of Soviet offensive with 1 Guards, 24 and 66 Armies against German land bridge, region of Kotluban
Fighting rages around the grain elevator, last stronghold south of Tsaritsa, as its defenders repel numerous assaults
Chujkov moves 62 Army HQ to the Volga bank east of Red October factory
95 division crosses the Volga and deploys in Mamaev kurgan aera
62nd Army went to the offensive trying to join the Soviet forces attacking north of the corridor, with limited success
Forces of Stalingrad Front continue their attempt to break German defences north of the city, with very limited progress
The 62 Army forces defending the city are less than 55 000 men
The 6 Army forces preparing to attack the city are about 80 000 men
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ORDER OF BATTLE
Hierarchical command structure for each Stalingrad battle operation, featuring Units, Commanders, and Men
TIMELINE
Chronological timeline of events, based on latest available material from archives
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