Wenn Barbarossa steigt, wird die Welt den Atem anhalten und sich still verhalten!

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Not done yet just that real life has declared war on me the past couple of weeks.

So back to the AAR.

The next battle moving south was an attack by the 7th Infantry Division commanded by Generalleutnant Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz



The Attack was by the 61st Infantry regiment. It was supported by OKH Werfers, 1 railcar gun and SKG stukas.

The Attack hit the 13th Rifle Division commanded by Gen. Major A.Z Naumov



The germans were able to force the Russians to retreat after a series of local attacks.

But they suffered heavy casualties in doing so.

92 Germans were killed and 102 were wounded. 2 Engineers were killed and 10 wounded in removing landmines after a landmine had destroyed a towed 75 gun and severely damaged two trucks.

Also 9 Stukas were shot up in attacks.

For the Soviets the losses were much higher. 235 Soldiers were captured. 252 were killed and 5 were wounded but able to escape.

In the Retreat a Soviet Engineering company held the rear guard but overrun by a swift German assault. 20 Russian Engineers were Captured and 16 were killed.

Equiptment losses were heavy for the soviets also.

They lost 15 MMGs, 6 HMGs,19 ATRS, 15 45 mm ATGs, 13 76mm GUns, 7 122mm Guns, 17 50mm Morters,23 82mm Morters, 10 120mm Morters, 1 27mm AA, and 12 horse teams.

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The 161st Infantry Division launched the next attack. It was commanded by General der Infanterie Siegfried Hänicke



The attack was in the sector of the 364th Infantry Regitment supported by the 77th KG Stukas.

The attack hit an area held by the Soviet 85th Rifle Div commanded by Gen Major a.V. Bondovskiy

The Germans were able to push into Soviet territory but the attack never acheived much ground. The Germasn brought up their ATG and Morter Companies but stubborn Soveit resistance prevented any movement forward.

The Germans halted just after dark. 34 soldiers were dead and 74 were wounded. 6 Engineers were also wounded.

The Germans also suffered some equiptment losses

1 Motorcycle, 7 MMGs, 2 HMGs, 12 Hvy ATR soldiers, 3 37mm Atgs, 1 50mmMorter, 3 81mm Morters, 4 horse teams, and 3 trucks were Destroyed or heavily damaged. 1 Stuka was also damaged.

The soviets had 24 killed and 42 wounded. Their artillery and morters was heavily hit by stuka and counterbatery fire. They lost 2 122mm Howitzers, 4 85mm Morters, 5 82mm Morters, 5 120mm Morters and 2 horse teams. They also lost 2 MMGs, 1 HMG, and 3 45mm ATGs.