Stalingrad fines

One of the best novels by Vladimir Pershanin, a recognized master of military prose.
Their penalty company was formed one of the first - immediately after Order No. 227 "at a step back!" They redeemed the guilt with blood, stopping the advance of the 6th Army of Paulus south of Stalingrad, not allowing the Germans to break through to the Volga and cut the country"s main oil artery. However, the penalty facilities will not be allowed to “sit out in defense” for a long time - after all, the fate of the Battle of Stalingrad is decided not only in the bloody hell of city battles, but also in the Volga steppes, on the flanks of the 6th Army, where our troops are continuously counterattacked to delay the maximum forces of the enemy , depriving Paulus of the latest reserves. And the first in these suicidal attacks, on the assault on impregnable positions, at a hurricane fire point blank, fines are raised