Firestorm STALINGRAD campaign

The german attack is foiled. Attacks peter out against stiff Soviet resistance.

The Soviet then launch counter attacks to close the ring around Stalingrad.

New attacks aim to put the noose around the Germans in stalingrad.

The Soviet High Command orders the Stalingrad pocket encircled and  62nd Army under General Chuikov attacks German units to the south of Stalingrad.  German commanders Hoth and Von Manstein attack from the south to the north into areas just captured by the Soviets or initial staging grounds.   Orders are being received by both sides forces respectively and as a result, a gigantic clash of titanic proportions is about to be staged.

Can the Soviets encircle Von Paulus and his 6th Army in Stalingrad ?

Can Von Manstein make the Soviets pay for their attacks with his cunning and clever tactics ?

Will Hoth become a footnote in history only to be resurrected in a famous movie many years later the scene of another glorious Empire victory ?

Stay tuned for these answers and more in the next installment of Firestorm Stalingrad.

Moscow reports that Soviet forces attacked Fascist invaders around Stalingrad and cut off German forces fighting brave defenders at Stalingrad. Gains all along the front are certain to lead to victory in short order.  Onward all patriotic Soviets.

Meanwhile, Berlin reports that Soviet attacks were repulsed and German forces maintain their links to the comrades in arms in Stalingrad. Fighting in the city continues but German forces steadily advance to encircle the remaining forces and achieve total victory.

The Soviets attacked on a broad front, the Germans responded as best as they could. The results are as follows

Battle #1 Soviet attack area 5 to area 9 – Soviet Victory , territory captured German 9
Battle #2 Soviets defend area 5 from area 8 – Soviet Victory , roll for capturing German area 8 , Roll was 3, Territory not captured
Battle #3 Soviet attack area 6 to area 12 – German Victory , roll for capturing Soviet area 6 , Roll was 4, Territory WAS Captured
Battle #4 Soviet defend area 3 from area 7 -German Victory, territory remains German 7

The campaign begins.  With a thunder of artillery, the Soviets launch Operation Uranus to dislodge the Germans who have reached Stalingrad and are engaged with the Soviet defenders.

Soviet attacks are Red Arrows, German Attacks are Black Arrows, Battles are number 1 – 5.

The Soviets got the first attack, trying to surround the Germans in Stalingrad and the Northern Pincer strikes, the Germans counterattacked, then the Soviets Southern Pincer strikes to get the German rear areas. Germans in the North attack a Soviet area while the Soviets, for the final attack, attack the German counter-attack of the Northern Pincer.

Any additional battles will be fought in Stalingrad…..

This was made years ago, foamcard for the top and side, the silo’s are Pringle’s cans.

The Tiger and infantry stand are 15mm and for scale ( no Tigers at Stalingrad, thanks to Oriskany for providing additional information on the Panzer Units at Stalingrad ) . I am not sure if i will add battle damage to this structure. I most likely will change the top to troops could not be stationed there, but the side, that may make a great place for snipers.

I have some JR miniature buildings that will also be used, i will have photo’s of the battlefield once we have our First campaign day.

Some additional photos

In order to have some terrain, i took some old buildings i had made and decided to make them Stalingrad factories, in other words, destroy them. One has not been touched, the dark one, so you can see what it’s like before anything happens. The second one i have started to ‘cut’ it so it’s got damage.  I added some bullet,cannon holes which will make the building look like it’s been the brunt of battling. Next up is the interior, stay tuned.

we plan to run this campaign playing flames of war, bolt action and battleground. the final game will be at ottawa’s yearly game convention , Cangames.

after that, and a few months rest, and if the Firestorm Kursk is out, plan on playing that.  We’ve done Bagration twice but I may see if I can gather enough support to do a Berlin firestorm (I am also slowly working on a Scheldt – Walchern firestorm  along the line of a firestorm Market  Garden).

Reading some books to refresh my background  on Stalingrad

Anthony Beevor   – Stalingrad

William Craig – Enemy at the Gates

Earl F. Ziemke – Stalingrad to Berlin  – – – The German defeat in the east

????? – Voices from Stalingrad

Movies to watch

Stalingrad – German film

Enemy at the Gates – Ed Harris sniper film