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An excerpt from the History Division of the SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf":
Field Marshal Model, called the SS Totenkopf Division, which was laid on 6/25/44 at railway march to the north. At 07:07:44 the last parts were unloaded in the space of Grodno. The German front line was no longer there, only retreating, partly leaderless organizations.
Ostubaf. Eberhard led the march as Ia, movement and the subsequent use of the Division alone, as the Divisional Commander had not yet arrived. The associations successively arriving one wanted to assume higher place. Eberhardt succeeded his units to escape this attempt and kept the Division closed in hand.
Model determined the division as operational reserve. Own the facts showed that strong Russian Federations, one tank corps and cavalry are on the rise towards Lyk. In Grodno the enemy attempted to cross the Niemen. The cornerstone of Grodno threatened to collapse. The south front was to be torn in danger. The Russian breakthrough peaks had already gone into combat contact with the hedgehog position army staff. notification Despite this enemy situation, the division received no application command.
Eberhardt decided to act independently. In the morning he took the SS Totenkopf Division from South to Northern. The penetrated into the western part of Grodno enemy was thrown back over the Niemen and the main thrust out into the flank of the enemy, while spinning off parts of the west and built a defensive front. The flank attack caused a turning back of the West advanced and now cut armor and cavalry organizations.these were intercepted and destroyed by the reinforced tank regiment. By evening, the gap north of Grodno was closed to within a few kilometers.
The connection with the attacking 5 Panzer Division was not yet established. Now, however, the Army Group commanded the advance to the north in order to close the gap entgültig.
During the night came Stubaf. Adolf Pitschellis with the increased Panzerjägerabteilung to attack. He broke through the enemy forces and set connection to the northern neighbors. Five enemy divisions were thus prevented from escaping and stabilizes the defensive front. Erich Eberhard and Adolf Pitschellis were honored on August 23, 1944 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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An excerpt from the History Division of the SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf":
Field Marshal Model, called the SS Totenkopf Division, which was laid on 6/25/44 at railway march to the north. At 07:07:44 the last parts were unloaded in the space of Grodno. The German front line was no longer there, only retreating, partly leaderless organizations.
Ostubaf. Eberhard led the march as Ia, movement and the subsequent use of the Division alone, as the Divisional Commander had not yet arrived. The associations successively arriving one wanted to assume higher place. Eberhardt succeeded his units to escape this attempt and kept the Division closed in hand.
Model determined the division as operational reserve. Own the facts showed that strong Russian Federations, one tank corps and cavalry are on the rise towards Lyk. In Grodno the enemy attempted to cross the Niemen. The cornerstone of Grodno threatened to collapse. The south front was to be torn in danger. The Russian breakthrough peaks had already gone into combat contact with the hedgehog position army staff. notification Despite this enemy situation, the division received no application command.
Eberhardt decided to act independently. In the morning he took the SS Totenkopf Division from South to Northern. The penetrated into the western part of Grodno enemy was thrown back over the Niemen and the main thrust out into the flank of the enemy, while spinning off parts of the west and built a defensive front. The flank attack caused a turning back of the West advanced and now cut armor and cavalry organizations.these were intercepted and destroyed by the reinforced tank regiment. By evening, the gap north of Grodno was closed to within a few kilometers.
The connection with the attacking 5 Panzer Division was not yet established. Now, however, the Army Group commanded the advance to the north in order to close the gap entgültig.
During the night came Stubaf. Adolf Pitschellis with the increased Panzerjägerabteilung to attack. He broke through the enemy forces and set connection to the northern neighbors. Five enemy divisions were thus prevented from escaping and stabilizes the defensive front. Erich Eberhard and Adolf Pitschellis were honored on August 23, 1944 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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