1120_21: Hell for Leather - PzC 15 Stalingrad '42

Krasnoarmeysk, 15 km S of Stalingrad, Nov 20th 1942: On the second day of the Soviet Uranus Offensive, a badly supplied 51st and 57th Army joined in the attack. It was once again focused on shattering the weaker Rumanian infantry formations, holding the flanks of the powerful 6th Army, caught in a titanic struggle for the city itself. In this northernmost section of the south flank battle, the task of 57th Army was to breach the line in the sector held by the Rumanian 20th Infantry Division. This first part of the battle developed as the Soviets had planned, but as the tanks of the 13th Tank Corps streamed through the line, they were met by a powerful force from the German 29th Motorized Infantry Division. It had set off "hell for leather" at the first sign of trouble, catching the Russian tankers by surprise, engaging them at close range and destroying numerous T-34's. The action by this crack unit fresh off refit saved the day in this sector. [Size, medium]