World War Two
Published 9 Oct 2021Things are looking pretty grim for Vassily Chuikov’s 62nd Army in Stalingrad this week, as the German 6th Army launches its biggest series of attacks so far. The Axis are unable to get anywhere in the Caucasus, though, and the American Marines win a local victory over the Japanese on Guadalcanal, but everyone’s thoughts there are on reinforcing and more reinforcing.
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World War Two
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We thought we would share with you this personal account from Chuikov recalling the flaming Volga.
On October 2 the Germans, probably having spotted our post, launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment against it. Bombs dropped all over the bank, blowing up the oil-tanks full of oil, and a burning mass gushed across our dug-outs towards the Volga. The command post was in the middle of a sea of flames. The streams of flame burned everything in their path. Reaching the bank of the Volga, the burning oil poured on to the barges standing near the command post. The burning oil floated down with the current. The Volga itself seemed to be bursting into flame. Telephone lines also went up in flame. Communication could be maintained only by radio, which worked with interruptions. We were imprisoned by fire, descending on us from directions, and we stood in the gully alongside our smoking dug-outs.
On everyone’s face was the same question — what were we going to do?
Krylov, the Chief of Staff, gave an order: “Everyone stay where they are! Let’s get to work in the dug-outs still intact! Let’s establish and maintain contact with the troops by radio!”
He then came up to me and in a whisper asked: “What do you think? Will we be able to stand it?”
I answered: “Yes, of course! But in case of need, let’s clean our pistols.”
We had understood each other.
– The Battle for Stalingrad, Vasily Chuikov, p.184.
