"I noticed this area was much better suitable for defence than our tent area. From edge of the forest the terrain lowered to a swamp with few bushes growing there and then climbed again towards us. "Neighbours" had cleared some of the forest's edge on their own side, cut branches and tried to increase the visibility; all to our advantage. Now countless number of enemies were coming, on their feet and screaming their "huraa". No time to waste. I set the clips beside me, peeked and opened fire. The firsts fell on their feet. [...] I took cockades from few as a memoir, but was not interested counting the "price". My fellow comrade started to make the calculations and the score was 80; that was the number that at least had fell to my SMG.
The map of the combat area. Mind the Kev.Os 10. The exact place of the fight is unknown to me, maybe the swamp he speaks of is the one S of the thick black line (see the third link; "12.4. klo 14.50"). However the H-hour of the attack is given as 9.10 a.m. Finnish time. According to POW information the unit assaulting this sector was probably I/IR 763. What were the real Soviet losses?Totesin, että puolustuksen kannalta tämä alue oli paljon edullisempi kuin oma teltta-alueemme. Metsänreunasta maasto laski suoperäiselle aukeamalle, jossa kasvoi harvoja pensaita, ja nousi sitten jälleen meitä kohti. Naapurit olivat raivanneet hieman oman alueensa metsänreunaa, katkoneet oksia ja yrittäneet parantaa näkyvyyttä, mikä sekin oli nyt meille eduksi. Mutta vihollisia näytti olevan aivan lappamalla tulossa, ja seisaaltaan, kovasti huutaen huraataan.
Arvelin, ettei ollut enää aikaa hukattavissa. Asetin lippaat viereeni, vilkaisin hieman etumaastoon ja avasin tulen. Ensimmäisenä ryntäävät kaatuivat siihen paikkaan. [...] Otin parilta kaatuneelta kokardin muistoksi, mutta saaliin laskeminen ei minua kiinnostanut. Äskeinen toverini sensijaan ryhtyi suorittamaan laskutoimituksia ja sai tulokseksi, että konepistoolini oli kaatanut ainakin 80 vihollista.
http://digi.narc.fi/digi/fullpic.ka?kuid=4546517 (General description of the combat activity)
http://digi.narc.fi/digi/fullpic.ka?kuid=4546542 (11.D's units and their positions on April 10th)
http://digi.narc.fi/digi/fullpic.ka?kuid=4546539 (Battles on April 11th and 12th)