Final score, 4-3. The series is tied at 1-1. Panic at Tongabatu as a harbor minesweeper spots a periscope, but nobody finds anything. Another big day for British navigators as RMS Queen Mary collides with into the light cruiser HMS Curacoa and sinks her. The Germans attack Chuikov's command post at Stalingrad, and burst open the oil tanks, engulfing the CP, sunken barges, and the Volga in flaming oil.
Telephone lines go up on flames.
Chuikov and his men are forced to hide in their concrete dugouts for days under bombardment, fire, and shelling, keeping in contact with their men by radio. Yeremenko's chief of staff sends minor questions to Chuikov's HQ by radio just to be sure Chuikov's army is still in business. German pressure intensifies. Nazi troops attack the Red October factory and the city center. To help Chuikov, Yeremenko sends over 37 Guards Division under Maj.