This excerpt was taken from the Plan of Distribution of Time - Stug Abt 192. Ia/34 Nº 267/41 Secret. Issued on 13 jun 1941. (Quoted as Annex 4 of Infanterie im Ostfelzug written by F. Hossbach)
Stug Abt 192 - jun 1941.
Preparatory works of the Stug Abteilung 192 (Staff, HQ Battery, 1. y 3. Batteries).
A. In general.
1. Fortification works, only at night.
2. The Group personnel will be sufficient to build the readiness position.
3. The works must be finished at the latest on jun 20.
B. Works.
1. Reconnaissance.
a) Guns echelon.
1.Reconnoissance of the fire positions, CP(s) and OP(s). (Finished).
2. To determine of the readiness areas. (Finished).
3. To mark the advance path. 20 jun 41.
4. To organize the observation. (Finished).
5. To draw the sketchs with objectives included. 17 jun 41.
6. To determine the targets’s ranges. (Finished).
7. Pl leaders, Forward Observers and NCO drill tasks. (Finished).
8. Gun crew drill tasks. 16 and 17 jun 41.
9. Findings interchange (with others guns). Every tuesdays and fridays at 18:00 hours.
2. Fortifications works.
a) Staff and Guns echelon.
1. To entrench and to camouflage guns, vehicles and ammunitions trailers. 18 / 19 jun 41.
2. To entrench CP(s) and OP(s). 20 jun41.
3. To dig the ammunition pits. 20 jun 41.
Signed: Hammon.
This was the attachment of the Stug Abt for Barbarossa, it furnished support to the IR 82, at that time main effort of the ID 31 in the river Bug crossing at the start of Operation Barbarossa. (Infanterie im Ostfelzug. F Hossbach - Chapter I).
Distribution of forces for the main attack on jun 22.
a) To the right: III / IR 82 (Major Zenker) Reinforced with 1./ Stug Abt 192 attached.
b) To the left: I / IR 82 (Major Bantje) Reinforced with 3./ Stug Abt 192 attached.
c) Reserve: II / IR 82 (Major Berg).
Distribution of forces for the secundary attack on 22 jun.
a) AA 31 (Hauptman Brinkmann)
Fire Support furnished by:
a) I/ AR 31
b) III/ AR 31
c) II/ AR 66
d) I/ AR 67
e) Mortar Group 854
f) Battery 833
Could someone here help me with the actions carried out by this Stug Abt during the initial period of Barbarossa?. TIA. Regards. Tigre.
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