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Posted by: johnny_bi November 19, 2003 01:06 pm
November 19th... This is a sad day for us... The Russian attack began on Don River's Bend...

Posted by: Geto-Dacul November 19, 2003 04:24 pm
Oh, I nearly forgot... What a horrible day! Was it a cold and snowy day in the Kalmuk Steppe?

Getu'

Posted by: Victor November 19, 2003 04:29 pm
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Oh, I nearly forgot... What a horrible day! Was it a cold and snowy day in the Kalmuk Steppe?

Getu'


Actually the Kalmuk steppe is south of Stalingrad, where the 4th Army was. The attack there was on 20 November.

Posted by: Geto-Dacul November 19, 2003 04:33 pm
Sorry, but I considered the whole as the Kalmuk Steppe... The Russians attacked with how much tanks at the Don's bend? I heard 600... 50 of them were lost on a minefield in the first day... laugh.gif

Getu'

Posted by: johnny_bi November 19, 2003 11:05 pm
Geto-dacul said:
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I heard 600... 50 of them were lost on a minefield in the first day...


If true ... it seems that it was not enough ... sad.gif

Posted by: johnny_bi November 20, 2003 03:02 am
What could we do in order to comemorate this day... And, there are any testimonies (on Internet) about what happened on Don River's Bend starting with November 19th, 1942 and on Kalmuk Steppe starting with November 20th, 1942? I mean stories told by eyewitnesses... I'm interested in ...

Posted by: Geto-Dacul November 20, 2003 03:06 am
johnny_bi wrote :

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If true ... it seems that it was not enough ...


The stat is from Third Axis, Fourth Ally... And the Romanians didn't have enough mines for a good defense... Imagine if we had the mines, and the AT weapons... Only that would have suffised to thrwo back the Soviets! If it wasn't of those horrible tanks, we would have won! sad.gif

Getu'

Posted by: Victor November 20, 2003 12:03 pm
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Only that would have suffised to thrwo back the Soviets! If it wasn't of those horrible tanks, we would have won!


Those were not the only things that were lacking. A good supply system and more reserves would have been also necessary. It was not so simple.

Posted by: johnny_bi November 20, 2003 01:06 pm
Geto-dacul said:
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If it wasn't of those horrible tanks, we would have won!  


This is war... It is full with horrible things... :roll:

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