October 17th, 1942
Day 1, Part 9
The story so far:
German artillery continues to fall on Russian positions, but the results prove to be less than desirable for the attackers. Tons of ammunition is expended in an attempt to suppress any defenders, but, in due part to the highly favorable terrain for the defenders, the Axis troops continue to have a hard time gaining any ground. Notably, several German squads are beaten back as they attempt to rush into the fortified building in hex grid
I6. All the while, tanks cautiously creep up to support the infantry in any way they can, yet it is still not enough to overcome the Bolsheviks. A poorly placed demolition charge fails to dislodge the Russian defenders in
C11. Despite all this, the Russians are forced to cede ground when broken units rout away from objective locations, and the Germans greedily advance forward.
Losses
Germans [Lost 21 CVP]
Rifle Company A (2 squads - 4 CVP) + 8-0(x1 - 1 CVP)
Rifle Company B (3 squads - 6 CVP)
Sturm Company A (2 squad - 4 CVP)
HW Platoon A (1 crew - 2 CVP)
Panzer III Ausf H Platoon A (1 Vehicle - 4 CVP)
Russians [Lost 32 CVP]
Militia Company A (6 squads - 12 CVP) + LMG(x1) + ATR(x1)
Militia Company B (2 squad - 4 CVP) + MTR(x1)
Rifle Company A (4 squads - 8 CVP) + MMG(x1)
SMG Company A (3 squads - 6 CVP)
AT Gun Crew(x1 - 2 CVP)
Victory Conditions
Germans control
9 of 15 Stone Locations required to win.
Special Units
Softnum [Russian Leader] 7-0
Unnamed Russian Hero
State of the board at the end of Part 9
State of MAP control at the end of Part 9 [Colourized]
What actually happened that day? (
According to Stalingrad Battle Atlas, Vol II - by Anton Joly)
Weather: Partly Cloudy, Cold.
Germans capture the southern portion (completing their control) of the Red Barricades factory. 300 to 400 prisoners were captured, as well as equipment. A directive by Hitler instructs the Army to begin preparations for a defensive line in the coming months.
Since September 13 (the beginning of the offensive on Stalingrad), the Germans report that they have captured 18000 prisoners, destroyed or immobilized 233 tanks, and captured or destroyed 302 guns. Another 5600 prisoners, 616 tanks destroyed, and 87 guns destroyed/captured further north of the city. 670 enemy planes were shot down over Stalingrad, with AA artillery and ground troops claiming an additional 88 planes.
German losses so far have been 2500 dead, 10300 wounded, and 300 missing. Numbers for planes and tanks are not present.
German losses for October 16th, 1942 in Stalingrad are reported as: 299 wounded, 61 killed, 21 missing.
---Do keep in mind that these numbers are not complete, as some data was lost in the intervening years, and accurate counts are difficult to ascertain in the best of conditions. The nature of the fighting at Stalingrad also made it hard for the Russians, especially, to keep accurate numbers on losses. That, or they are not yet documented and have not been mentioned in the Atlas for this particular day.