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Demyansk, Russia 1942-01-08 (0 others)

Overview:

For nearly a month the Russian counter-offensive against Army Group Center had the Germans reeling back from the outskirts of Moscow. On the night of 8-9 January, the Russians were once again on the move, pressing forward during a blizzard. White-clad ski-troops emerged from the murk and attacked the lines of the German 290th Infantry Division. Daylight found the Russians still on the move as hastily assembled kampfgruppes were hurled into the breach. The same cycle was repeated. Enemy infiltrators would move around German positions. Once in place, tanks carrying assault troops would attack frontally while their comrades fired from the flanks and rear. Using these tactics, the German 290th Division was annihilated.

Defender: German (Elements of the 290th Division)  

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