Shulzhenok and the Three StuG's ETO (id:#66973)

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Berlin, Germany 1945-04-24 (10 others)

Overview:

On April 24th, as the Germans struggled to defend Berlin, the Soviet 3rd Shock Army was heading south towards the Spree River bridges. Encountering stiff resistance, the Soviet 5th Artillery Breakthrough Division focused its efforts on a single narrow sector. In fierce fighting, this unit would kill over 120 defending Germans as its heavy guns battered multiple buildings into rubble piles. The fighting would become even more bitter after the Germans put out white surrender flags only to open fire on the Russians as they emerged to take prisoners. In some cases the ruse was indeed an attempt to lure Russians into the open, but in most cases the Volkssturm units would surreptitiously place white flags only to have the more fanatical in their ranks force them to continue the fight. No matter the reason, the Russians were angry and soon no quarter hand-to-hand fighting was ramping up the already high level of horrific violence. In the early afternoon, the Russians would mix with isolated Volkssturm units. The Germans launched a counterattack led by three StuG's in order to reestablish their line of resistance.

Defender: Russian (3rd Shock Army)  

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