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Title
A trip to the Russian Dentist
Description
As the 20th Panzer Division drove towards Vitebsk, its 21st Regiment faced the task of forcing a crossing of the River Daugava near the burnt out village of Ulla. It was at this action that future Tiger ace Otto Carius …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1941-07-12
Scenario#
E13
Scenario Description
As the 20th Panzer Division drove towards Vitebsk, its 21st Regiment faced the task of forcing a crossing of the River Daugava near the burnt out village of Ulla. It was at this action that future Tiger ace Otto Carius lost some of his teeth when the brittle Czech steel of the Pz 38(t) in which he was acting as Loader shattered under the impact of a Russian AT round.
Location
Vitebsk, Russia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The First Battle of Smolensk was a battle during the second phase of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, in World War II. It was fought around the city of Smolensk between 10 July and 10 September 1941, about 400 km (250 mi) west of Moscow. The Ostheer had advanced 500 km (310 mi) into the USSR in the 18 days after the invasion on 22 June 1941.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Smolensk (1941)
External Link
Combatants
German
Russian
Collection:
Geolocation
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