Vasily Zaitsev - Part of the 62nd Army at Stalingrad
Time: Thursday Sep 17, 1942
Place: Stalingrad, Soviet Union (Now Volgodonsk, Russia)
Details: He was assigned to the 1047th Rifle Regiment of the 284th "Tomsk" Rifle Division, which became part of the 62nd Army at Stalingrad on 17 September 1942.
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