One more post from my comrade: 1. In area of attack 6 Pz.D was not Matildas or Valentines, maybe here were KV from 262 tank regiment. Matildas and Valentines were from 201 tank brigade, which fought about 10-12 km to south/south-east. According russian sources 201 tank brigade 6 July knocked out 5 G...
My comrade asked me post: Hallo all & Chas! What contradictions you have found in the description of battle actions 6 Pz.D. on July 6, 1943? You know about it? From KTB 11 Pz.Rgt. of the 6 Pz.D. 6 July 1943 in a forest south of Kolonoje-Dubowoje. The night passed quietly expect for enemy air activit...
Mikko, they HAD training as paras (to jump from air) but they WERE used as infantry. I think it was because lack of usual infantry. But paras had too little artillery so losses were so great.
Mikko,
It is very difficult question. And with my poor English it is very difficult to explain.
To Soviet airborne units was said that they were "shoking". But soldiers of these units were usual men with usual weapons. So in any battle success was depend of strongness one of sides.
204 Br fought for Petya-saari and Maksiman-saari 15 February 1940. 320 KIA and 281 WIA.
204 Br fought for Petya-saari 23 February 1940. 369 KIA and 325 WIA.
In Winter War 201, 204, 214 Soviet Airborne Brigades fought.
Particularly 204 Br fought for Maksiman-saari 6 March 1940.
201 Br fought for Lunkulan-saari 12 March 1940 (its first battle in the war).