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WED 07 OCT 1942War day 1,133Eastern Front
The Soviet 62nd Army withdrew from the Orlovka gully. The fighting around Stalingrad’s factories carried on regardless.
On 7 October 1942, the Soviet 62nd Army withdrew from the Orlovka gully in Stalingrad. Its departure from the gully did not bring a pause in the fighting. Combat continued around the Stalingrad Tractor Factory, the Red October factory and the sports stadium. The day’s events held two facts together: the army had given up one position, while the struggle around the city’s industrial sites continued.
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