Bunker Burning ETO (id:#64149)

(Onslaught To Orsha 2 ID: OtO 05)

South of the Minsk-Moscow Highway, Belorussia 1944-06-23 (20 others)

Overview:

The 11 Guards Army had a clear objective - clear the Moscow-Minsk Highway surroundings from Smolensk to Orsha in order to allow follow-on mechanized forces to destroy German forces around Orsha. The 16 Guards Rifle Division was to attack and penetrate the German lines south of the highway. The highway area had seen much fighting in the winter of 1943-44 and was heavily fortified by the Germans with dense trench and minefield systems. In the morning hours the 16 Guards Rifle Division attacked into the teeth of the defenders and was stopped short by the intense fire and cunningly laid fortifications.

Defender: German (Reinforced elements of Regiment 195, Sturm Division 78, XXVII Corps, 4th Army)  

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