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World War II Order Of Battle
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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
Central railway station completely destroyed, remaining Soviet forces continue fighting in adjacent buildings
Defenders in grain elevator repel assaults all day long, fighting to the last cartridge, with building finally occupied
After regrouping, German forces renew the onslaught in city center towards the Volga
At the end of the day, German units reach the river along the central ferry crossing, bringing it under direct fire
284 division crossed the Volga and deployed between city center and Mamaev Kurgan
71 division achieved a critical move in city center by driving through 13 Guards almost to the Volga
At dusk Soviet forces somewhat restore the situation, stabilizing the frontline around 9 January square
Remnants of 244, 133 and 35 divisions, 92 and 42 brigades, cut off from the Army, continue fighting south of Tsaritsa
284 division progresses along Dolgij and Krutoj ravines, retaking part of Mamaev kurgan southern slopes
1st battalion of 42nd regiment, 13th Guards division, now completely encircled near Red square, fight to the last
After a week of intense fighting, 13 Guards division lost 90 % men against 30 % for 71 division, both are exhausted
K. Zeitzler replaces F. Halder as chief of staff of German Army General Headquarters
62 Army develops new tactics, such as use of storm groups, specially designed and equiped for street fighting
Soviet local offensives around Mamaev kurgan came to a stall after five days of slow progression
Soviet armies gradually slow their frontal attacks in Kotluban region, replacing them by a grinding war of attrition
Fighting in city center loses intensity, each side cleverly entranched and holding its positions
About two thirds of city center are in German hands
Area south of river Tsaritsa now totally under German control, the shattered remnants of its defenders cross the Volga
Paulus changes 6 Army main offensive axis to the workers settlements of Red October and Barrikady factories
V.I. Chujkov decided to spoil german plans by launching a preemptive assault in direction of newly deployed forces
With Soviet counterstrikes pinned down by aviation, 389, 100, 295 divisions and 24 panzer division advance up to 3 km
193 division arrives as reinforcement, immediately deployed to sustain the German crushing onslaught
A storm group led by seargent J.F. Pavlov invests a house on 9 January square, with excellent tactical position
The Stalingrad Front becomes the Don Front, while the South-East Front becomes the new Stalingrad Front
Reinforcements come to Pavlov's house, which becomes a long-lasting fortress under command of leutenant I.F. Afanassiev
Forces from 51, 57 and 64 Armies began joint operations to establish bridgeheads around salt lakes south of Stalingrad
German forces began series of offensives around Orlovka to reduce the Soviet salient in this region
In the Orlovka salient, unit groups of colonels Andrjusenko (west) and Gorokhov (east) are compressed by German advance
Shattered remnants from 23 Tank Corps, defending workers villages, are replaced by reffited 42 and 92 rifle brigades
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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