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Eastern Front #35 The Rzhev Meatgrinder starts
Last time we spoke about the Model’s Model Counterattack. Following retreats to the Königsberg line, Stalin's scattered assaults face coordination woes, supply shortages, and German resilience. Near Lake Ilmen and Volkhov, Meretskov's Volkhov Front advances slowly, capturing points like Pogostye but failing breakthroughs against Küchler's defenses. Soviet cavalry disrupts German logistics, yet encirclement efforts stall. Southward, Timoshenko surprises Bock in Ukraine, breaching lines at Izyum and threatening Kharkiv encirclement. Paulus deploys reserves to counter, while Manstein pursues…
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