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In the fall of 1941, as snow blanketed the Eastern Front, Hitler launched Operation Typhoon—the last major offensive aimed at ...
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The Trap at Vyazma: Ghosts in the Fog
In one of the most intense combat sequences Carl ever describes, his tank unit is thrown into the bloody chaos of the Vyazma encirclement. With Russian tanks emerging from fog and shells flying, Carl ...
The Vyazma-Bryansk double battle was aimed at crushing Red Army units around Moscow before conquering the city itself. Initially, the Wehrmacht managed to encircle and wear down the Soviet defenders.