The Full Story Of The Fall Of Rostov -- Mere infantry being brought into the action. under the cover of street barricades. These pictures tell the full story of the fall of Rostov of the violence of the attack, of the dogged resistance; how every street was turned into a stronghold from which the Russians exacted heavy tell of the attackers and how finally they have been overwhelmed by the sheer weight of metal. December 7, 1942. (Photo by Keystone).