The Central Railway Station ETO (id:#60249)

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Central Stalingrad 1942-09-15 (6 others)

Overview:

On September 14th Col. Roske’s Infanterie Regiment 194 entered the downtown district of Stalingrad, pausing to regroup as it approached the Central Rail Station Stalingrad-1. Roske appraised the imposing obstacle of the main station’s concrete terminal building, and wary of getting bogged down fighting for it, he decided to bypass it to the north through the railyards. His regiment’s attack quickly broke through the lightly armed NKVD units and thrust to the bank of the Volga. The Division commander, General von Hartmann, had warned Col. Roske earlier in the day about his exposed right flank, as the 194th’s sister regiment, the 191st, was lagging well behind. As a result of Roske’s rapid advance to the riverbank, his regiment’s right flank was even more exposed, so von Hartmann ordered the two battalions of the 191st Regiment to quickly push eastward and align its front with that of the 194th Regiment. Sitting squarely in the path of the 191st Regiment was the Central Rail Station terminal, which was currently being defended by elements of Col Sarayev’s 10th NKVD Division. The Landsers of the 191st Regiment were soon to discover why Roske had feared attacking the Rail Station earlier.

Defender: Russian (10th NKVD Division/6th Tank Brigade/399th (comp.) Regiment (attached to 42nd Rifle Brigade))  

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