Emergencies ETO (id:#60207)

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Krasny Bor, Russia 1943-02-10 (8 others)

Overview:

At the beginning of February 1943, the Soviet 55th Army aimed to break the vital Leningrad-Moscow Highway and to encircle the German unit in the Mga sector. The pivot point for this highway was Krasny Bor held by the Spanish Azul Division. After an intensive shelling of the Spanish fortified positions, 44,000 Russian soldiers supported by 100 tanks launched the attack on the morning of the 10th. By 10:30 the majority of the town was in Soviet hands and Russian units were attacking the command post of the 262th Regiment located in the hospital on the southern edge of the town.

Defender: Spanish Blue (262nd Regiment, 250 (Azul) Infantry Division and Wounded personnel of the Hospital)  

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