The Germans begin, Operation Mercury, their attack on the island, to further confuse Russia and keep the British away from Hitler’s oil fields. Yet as the transport planes take off, the number of defenders on the island has be recalculated from 12,000 to 48,000.
Episode 498-Living Through Hell in the Middle of Winter
Though Stalin’s great counter attack has failed, he refuses to see it as such. More attacks are ordered but the Heer or German Army is getting stronger by the day. The german troops around Rzhev even start up their own newspaper. Clearly, they plan to stay here until...