GeorgeBates
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Excellent piece in today's NY Times.
Stalingrad at 75
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Nelson Isada
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Thanks for the link.
Mister T
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Nice photos!
Incidentally, Volgograd will host several football World Cup matches next year. A new stadium is under construction, next to Mamaev Kurgan. A good way for football fans to do a combo (EXC: Americans and Italians, whose teams fail to qualify).
Incidentally, Volgograd will host several football World Cup matches next year. A new stadium is under construction, next to Mamaev Kurgan. A good way for football fans to do a combo (EXC: Americans and Italians, whose teams fail to qualify).
Honza
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Operation Hubertus ended 75 years ago today.
Yuri0352
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Thank you for the link to this excellent article.
Very heartening to see how the fallen of both countries are being honored.
Roy
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I remember a book I bought about Stalingrad, it was mostly pictures. The first photo showed a close up of some 6th Army soldiers walking in a long column on a road towards Stalingrad. They were young, full of confidence. The last picture of the book was a huge pile of dead German soldiers, emaciated, frozen. Those were the pictures that really put Stalingrad into perspective for me. Great article and photos. Thanks!
much much better we failed because we have more time to play ASL and have sex
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Good article. I am afraid the photos I took when I was there in 1991 were not so good. I did get my RB map signed by three veterans, however.
von Marwitz
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Ask yourself: Football (soccer, whatever) or sex?
Now pose the question again.
As an aside, I am disgusted by that monstrously monetized circus brimming of doping, corruption, and commercials that is referred to by the grand expression of 'sports'.
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Philippe D.
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Well, before I answer, I'll have to ask, "with whom?"...
Not that it matters much, for football.
Other than that, I agree 100%.
Gunner Scott
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Going to kick off CH's Mamayev Kurgan over the Thanks Giving weekend. Hopefully my Russian scumbags can hold off the Hero's of Germany.
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I bought a second hand Turning Point: Stalingrad this summer.
I must give it a try.
I must give it a try.
tmanmerlin
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Tell us what you think of the pre bombardment in that scenario. If it is the one I was thinking about it is quite brutal.
Yuri0352
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Good catch!
Probably my favorite non-ASL game. IMO TP:S portrays the the Stalingrad battle better overall than individual ASL scenarios. Especially if you play the 'extended' game variant.
The map is especially attractive.
Gunner Scott
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We just finished the German turn 1 and yes the three 120mm Rockets did put the hurt on the Russians, Bob put the Rockets right on top of the Y24 factory and killed around 6 squads, my 9-2 and an 8-1, but I feel I am still in the game, he does after all have to attack up the hill, so hopefully my 50cals can do some good death dealing work.
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