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Raptor1 · 01-31-12, 08:06 PM

Day 0 - December 11th, 1942

Over half a month has passed since the Red Army's Operation Uranus left the German Sixth Army enveloped and trapped outside of Stalingrad. Though the casualties continue to mount up on both sides, the front lines have been relatively static in their new positions.

STAVKA is certain that the Germans will attempt an offensive to rescue the encircled Sixth Army. The most likely route this attack will take is along the eastern bank of the Don river at the 51st Army's front; though the German lines there are over 60 kilometers from the perimeter of the Stalingrad pocket, it is also the most thinly defended part of the Soviet line. The second axis of attack that might be taken by the Germans is straight through the corridor southwest of Kalach, the closest position from the German line to the pocket, but this approach will meet heavy resistance from fortified forces of the 5th Shock Army. An attempted breakout from the pocket itself is also a dangerous possibility, but the ability of the increasingly starved and battered Sixth Army to break through the Don Front's positions is doubtful.

The Red Army's next offensive, Operation Saturn, is set to begin in a matter of days. It will aim to break through the weakened Axis lines along the Chir and Don rivers advance to the Donets and Rostov, thereby trapping large parts of the German Army's Army Group B and cutting off all of Army Group A in the Caucasus. This attack will be spearheaded by the 1st and 3rd Guards Army, as well as the 5th Tank Army and parts of the 5th Shock Army. The 2nd Guards Army, recently arrived, has been placed in the center of the line between the 5th Shock and 5th Tank Armies, and is also planned to take part in the offensive. However, if the Germans manage to achieve a major breakthrough to the south, the 2nd Guards Army might be detached from the offensive and moved to block it.

December 11th turns out a cold, cloudy and unexceptional day. Nothing important happens as each side awaits the following day...

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Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Day 0 - December 11th, 1942 Over half a month has passed since the Red Army's Operation Uranus left the German Sixth Army enveloped and trapped outside of Stalingrad. Though the casualties continue to mount up on both sides, the front lines have been relatively static in their new positions. STAVKA is certain that the Germans will attempt an offensive to rescue the encircled Sixth Army. The most likely route this attack will take is along the eastern bank of the Don river at the 51st Army's front; though the German lines there are over 60 kilometers from the perimeter of the Stalingrad pocket, it is also the most thinly defended part of the Soviet line. The second axis of attack that might be taken by the Germans is straight through the corridor southwest of Kalach, the closest position from the German line to the pocket, but this approach will meet heavy resistance from fortified forces of the 5th Shock Army. An attempted breakout from the pocket itself is also a dangerous possibility, but the ability of the increasingly starved and battered Sixth Army to break through the Don Front's positions is doubtful. The Red Army's next offensive, Operation Saturn, is set to begin in a matter of days. It will aim to break through the weakened Axis lines along the Chir and Don rivers advance to the Donets and Rostov, thereby trapping large parts of the German Army's Army Group B and cutting off all of Army Group A in the Caucasus. This attack will be spearheaded by the 1st and 3rd Guards Army, as well as the 5th Tank Army and parts of the 5th Shock Army. The 2nd Guards Army, recently arrived, has been placed in the center of the line between the 5th Shock and 5th Tank Armies, and is also planned to take part in the offensive. However, if the Germans manage to achieve a major breakthrough to the south, the 2nd Guards Army might be detached from the offensive and moved to block it. December 11th turns out a cold, cloudy and unexceptional day. Nothing important happens as each side awaits the following day... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory Last edited by Raptor1; 01-31-12 at 08:33 PM.