The 'Stalin Organ' arrives in numbers

1st November 1941: The devastating firepower of the Katyusha rocket defies German hopes that the Red Army is nearly a spent force

A battery of Katyusha rockets in action.

Despite their extraordinary victories, the vast areas of land conquered and the unprecedented casualties inflicted on the enemy, the German forces in Russia still faced a deadly enemy. The Red Army had not collapsed as expected. Worse, they were now introducing frightening new weapons, indicating a desire and a ca…