Red Christmas: The Tatsinskaya Airfield Raid 1942

by Robert Forczyk

By December 1942, the Soviets had surrounded the German 6th Army in Stalingrad, cutting off all lines of supply except through the air. Seeking to sever this last German lifeline, Soviet Command decided to launch a raid with the entire 24th Tank Corps to seize the airfield at Tatsinskaya, the primary operating base for the German airlift efforts. On 17 December, the 24th Tank Corps advanced toward Tatsinskaya, seizing the airfield on Christmas Eve...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849085862
• ISBN13: 9781849085861
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.6"