Battering Rams ETO (id:#58261)

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Danzig, Germany 1945-05-06 (4 others)

Overview:

The troops fighting on the split of land called the Frische Nehrung were squeezed together more and more. Only Nickelswalde and Schienfenhorst were still in German hands. Feverish efforts were underway there to evacuate women and children to the west by boat. But there were 180,000 people on the Frische Nehrung and it would take a long time to get them all away. It was the job of Oberfeldwebel Hermann Bix and his Jagdpanthers to enable this giant escape action to succeed by defending the surrounding area. In the morning light of 6 May 1945, Bix saw through his binoculars the muzzle brake of a giant gun belonging to a Russian behemoth come crashing out of the trees in front of him. "Load armor-piercing! Range 400 meters, Fire!" Bix watched in amazement as each of the three 8.8cm shells that struck the behemoth appeared to have no effect. The Russians were now using their "Battering Rams" to force their way through the German blocking positions.

Defender: German (Remnants Panzer Division 4)  

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