Forest Strongpoint ETO (id:#56949)

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Orlovo, Russia 1942-02-06 (3 others)

Overview:

As Army Group Center reeled in retreat during the Soviet Winter counter offensive of 1941-42, Hitler's famous order to stand fast forced a new resolve into German troops. Southwest of Moscow, desperate attempts were made to stem the Soviet tide. In bitter cold and against elite troops better prepared for the winter conditions, decimated German units dug in, often gouging cover out of the ground and fortifying the few buildings still standing in the countryside. One such position was prepared by the 35 survivors of Company C of the 81st Infantry Regiment: At a forester's cabin they built a fortified roadblock to cover a clearing on the Voditskoye - Orlovo road.

Defender: German (Company C, 81st Infantry Regiment)  

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