Moscow's western approaches - 1941.

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The Kradschützen-Bataillon 40 of the 10. Infanterie-Division (mot) in the assault on Mosccú.

Operation Typhoon. Advance towards Tula.

On February 1, 1942, the Soviets attacked the town of Shukowka with heavy tanks. Leutnant Dietel left that the tanks passed on his position and rejected the infantry which followed behind them. The tanks, now unprotected by infantry, were neutralized with explosive charges.

Later the Commander of the Kradsch. Btl 40 wrote that the success in retaining Shukowka was due to efforts of Leutnant Dietel.

Sources: Fotoalbum-10_ Infanterie-Division-mot-Kradschtz-Battl- bei eBay_de 1918-1945 (endet 15_02_08 200000 MEZ).
Panzer Leader. Heinz Guderian. Círculo Militar.
10 ID KTB – Oct 1941.
„ES IST MIR EINE BESONDERS HARTE UND SCHMERZLICHE PFLICHT IHNEN … MITTEILEN ZU MÜSSEN …“. Teil 1 de 2. Sonntag 22. April 2007. Scherzer.
http://www.coburg-magazin-forum.de/t507 ... urg-4.html
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... Bat6-R.htm

Cheers. Raúl M .

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The Kradschützen-Bataillon 40 of the 10. Infanterie-Division (mot) in the assault on Mosccú.

Operation Typhoon. Advance towards Tula.

Again and again the heavy machine-gun Platoon was used as a firemen at the focal points of the sector. This also happened on February 09, 1942 in Wyschneje. The losses had risen alarmingly in the interim, and Dietel was now the last company officer throughout the battalion.

On this day, the enemy succeeded after hard fighting, and managed to invade the village. Leutnant Dietel, who had rejected the enemy attacks in their sector with heavy losses, quickly reached the site of the gap in order to participate in the counterattack. Using the latest hand grenades launched an assault against the Russians with a handful of German soldiers and lost his life.

Sources: Fotoalbum-10_ Infanterie-Division-mot-Kradschtz-Battl- bei eBay_de 1918-1945 (endet 15_02_08 200000 MEZ).
Panzer Leader. Heinz Guderian. Círculo Militar.
10 ID KTB – Oct 1941.
„ES IST MIR EINE BESONDERS HARTE UND SCHMERZLICHE PFLICHT IHNEN … MITTEILEN ZU MÜSSEN …“. Teil 1 de 2. Sonntag 22. April 2007. Scherzer.
http://www.coburg-magazin-forum.de/t507 ... urg-4.html
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... Bat6-R.htm

It's all folks. Cheers. Raúl M .