Hi, the german 304th infantry divison was in the area arround Kamensk in Januar 1943, when the 1st (3rd ???) russian Guards Army had started an attack across the river Donez. Are there any informations about this battle? The russian troops were able to built a bridgehead across the river. Left of 30...
Hi, Oscar Prinz von Preußen died of the 9/5/1939 on the Widawka heights in the machine gun fire near an approx. 10 metre wide ditch. The ground was very marshy that day. He had joined 1-st company of IR51 under Oberleutnant Herrmann with its "Zug". The 1-st company was attacking on the right side wi...
my post is from the book "IR51/PGR 51" (Hermann, from 1964). It contains a report about the battle for the Widawka-line, p. 57-59 and the death of Prinz Oscar von Preußen.
Hi tigre, from the history of IR 51: Szczercow part I 18. Division Ia Division HQu. Laski, to the 10/1/1939 Report on attacking of the fort II in the 9/26/1939 On 25.9 the division gave the order to take the fort II before the beginning of the main attack on Warsaw to create thus a better starting p...
Continuation of the retreating about Kosowka (from the 11th to the 14.12.41), then Wolowo and Wersch-Plawy (from the 19th to the 20.12.41) to the city of Tschern. The Ski-battalions of the division (now the biggest part of the division) stood under constant fights with sharply pushing from enemy beh...
Hi Thomas, Same as in 1941 , in 43'after the retreat from Belgorod there were fought heavy battles around Konotop 4th Pz.armee (Akhtyrka, Orel area) All the best, Paul Hi Paul, is this a question for more informations according to the battle in 1943? I am not sure, what is the background of your po...
Up To 20.9.41 K40 was used for the protection of the east flank of the 10. ID (mot) and the corps in the area northeast of Romny. From the 21.9. - 10/2/1941 K40 had protection order in the area eastward Terny. It was subordinated to the XXXXVII.PzK together with the reinforced IR20 (mot). Btl. Losse...