‘In the north part of the city we now face the toughest job, namely to take the three big factories ~ the “Dzershinzky” tractor works, the “Red October” gun foundry and the “Red Barricade” metallurgical works ~ in order to reach the bank of the Volga there. The plan of attack is to assault the “Dzershinzky” factory first, then both the other factories and finally to roll up the oil tanks and the rest of the city centre from north to south. Two new divisions are assigned to this job, the 305th Infantry Division (General Oppenlander) and the 14th Panzer Division (General Heim)’ ~ General of Artillery Wather von Seydlitz-Kurzbach.