
The 4. Gebirgsdivision.
“Unternehmen Barbarossa” Jun - Oct 1941. From the San to the Mius.
The Umán Cauldron.
The 4 GD's Commanding Officer reported that: From Podwyssokoje the Russians attacked with infantry. Several of those assaults were broken in front of the III. /GJR 91 and IR 477 and the enemy underwent serious losses. From Kopjenkowata they advanced in trucks taken advantage of the darkness with armored advance guards as their cover. In the direction of Peregonowka they did not break through the GJR 13. Nevertheless another attempt managed to prosper through a breach between the II. /GJR 91 and the III. /GJR 13.
Now the planned attack went on: The 97 Le. ID fired upon the town of Kopjenkowata with its artillery and with one kampfgruppe had occupied Rogowo and the heights to the east of the locality, assuring therefore the deep flank of the 4 GD; at 10:00 hours the division of hunters attacked with five frontline battalions ahead, in front of them, stretched the wooded zone of Podwyssokoje with about three kilometers in length and two of width. To the north fought the 125 ID in the large wooded zone (5 kilometers by 3 kilometers) located south of Njerubajka - Torgowizy.
Sources: "Enzian und Edelweiß / Die 4. Gebirgsdivision 1940 - 1945" Julius Braun.
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gli ... GebD-R.htm
FotoAlbum Gebirgsjager. Subasta eBay Nº: 230215413603 (finalizada).
http://www.enziandivision.de/Gebirgsdivision.htm
Cheers. Raúl M
