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Aleksandr Sokolov (Russian conscript) Aleksandr was a watchmaker's apprentice on the outskirts of Stalingrad before the German invasion. As the enemy began to overrun the city, Aleksandr was rounded up with all other able-bodied men on his block and pressed into service in the 13th Guards Rifle Division. Commissars, shouting through bullhorns, herded the throng of raw recruits into makeshift uniforms (some still with bullet holes from their previous owners) and onto trains bound for the river docks. Tanya Pavelovna (Russian sniper) Tanya knew little of the war in Europe, even after the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. Her home village of Pitomnik was small and isolated, cut off from the everyday realities of what would become known to all Russians as The Great Patriotic War. A year later that all changed. In the middle of the night, German tanks rolled into Pitomnik, securing the village so it could be used to supply the assault on Stalingrad. Tanya was separated from her parents as tank shells scattered the villagers and she was forced to flee into the woods beyond the village. Her parents were never seen again. While escaping a German patrol, Tanya found the body of a Russian sniper that had been killed by a Stuka run. Tanya picked up the soldiers rifle, and hearing her father's voice guide her aim as he had on countless hunts, she killed four of the pursuing Germans in four shots. A nearby Russian patrol arrived to escort her back to headquarters, where they reported her skill with a rifle. Tanya was reassigned as a sniper and has been hunting Germans down one by one ever since. Nikolai Badanov (Russian tank) A staunch patriot, Nikolai joined the Red Army the day after Germany attacked the Soviet Union, leaving his wife and newborn son, Josef, in the care of his parents. His background as a mechanic in a Leningrad tractor factory made him an ideal choice for tank duty and he was assigned to the 24th Tank Corps. He soon showed an aptitude for disrupting enemy assaults and was given command of his own tank. When the Germans began their assault on Stalingrad, he was one of the first to volunteer to fight. Despite living in a constant state of near-exhaustion, Nikolai always has a wide smile for his fellow Russian soldiers and an unwavering stare for the German invaders. He has an enduring belief in the strength and superiority of the Soviet Union, and lives to see the day Russian tanks crush Berlin under their tracks. Edward Carlyle (British commando) Prior to the war, Edward was a chemistry teacher in London and an avid outdoorsman. He joined the war effort in 1940 and spent the first several months in logistics, hating every moment. As it happened, the army was trying a new tactic in North Africa, utilizing small groups of specialized commandos to disrupt the German army. Edward fit the profile they were looking for and his transfer was approved. Edward has come to enjoy the fast results and general chaos his commando actions usually yield against the enemy. Charles Walker (American soldier) Charles S. Walker hails from Cleveland, Ohio, where he made a living as a building contractor and school bus driver. Over the strong objections of his sister, Sally, Walker joined the army right after Pearl Harbor and shipped out to England. Walker has fought with the 26th Infantry (attached to First Army, the Big Red One) through most of the war, including landings in North Africa and Sicily, the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, and the pursuit of Axis forces across France and Belgium. As a grunt on the front lines, Walker knows he's not fighting for some greater purpose. He's fighting to save his own life and the lives of the soldiers around him. That means he's got to kill the Germans before they kill him. It's a simple as that. Fighting with the Big Red One has taught him that you win a war by surviving it. Sam Rivers (American tank) Sam rushed to enlist in the army at age 18, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Almost everyone he knew from his neighborhood in Chicago joined him, including his best friend, James Wilson. He married his high-school sweetheart, Margaret, barely three hours before catching the train to basic training. During training, Sam was assigned to the 761st Tank Battalion, one of three battalions consisting almost exclusively of African-American soldiers. The training was hard, and the 761st had few supporters, but Sam and his fellow tankers proved themselves again and again during maneuvers. General George Patton himself watched the 761st in action and demanded they be sent to Europe and attached to his command. Sam and the 761st arrived in the ETO in the fall of 1944. They were assigned as a floating battalion to Patton's Third Army, going where it was needed, and soon distinguished itself as a capable and hard-hitting unit. As young as he is, Sam realizes the importance of his presence in the war with the 761st Tank Battalion. He knows he's fighting for something greater than just the defeat of the German Army. Every man in the 761st has something to prove to everyone back home. For Sam and his fellow tankers, victory has a double meaning. |
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