The Hedgehog of Piepsk

Despite a heavy beating, the Soviet Army was still holding the field and, in some areas, giving better than they got. However, the German ranks were thinning out as their manpower resources were called upon time and again to fight just one more battle. Very often, an entire section of …

1941-11-14

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Despite a heavy beating, the Soviet Army was still holding the field and, in some areas, giving better than they got. However, the German ranks were thinning out as their manpower resources were called upon time and again to fight just one more battle. Very often, an entire section of the line would be held by occupying the main village in a region with remnants of a battle-weary company. With winter approaching, possession of these small towns became crucial, as they were often the only shelter for miles around. Piepsk was one such village garrisoned by Company A of the 3rd Battalion, 72nd Infantry Regiment. Knowing the German defenses were sparse, elements of the Russian 169th Rifle Regiment were set to attack and overwhelm the hard-pressed defenders at dawn.

Piepsk, Russia

The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km (370 mi) sector of the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort frustrated Hitler's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city of the Soviet Union. Moscow was one of the primary military and political objectives for Axis forces in their invasion of the Soviet Union.

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