"Robert Alber commanded the I./Panzer-Regiment 201 during the summer of
1943. During the first part of the battle for the Mius, on the
30.07.1943, Alber was ordered to take a Kampfgruppe with both Panzers
and reconnaissance units and launch a counterattack towards the north.
His Panzer was soon knocked out, but he boarded another one and
continued the attack. Disregarding the threats to his exposed
battlegroup from the flanks and rear, they reached the village of
Garany.
Here his Panzer received two anti-tank gun hits and Alber was wounded in
the right hand, but he remained in the fight and even managed to defeat
3 Soviet anti-tank gun positions with his damaged vehicle. By 11:30 the
village was secured, and Alber launched an attack back towards the
south in order to encircle the enemies they’d bypassed. Thus, a mere 10
minutes later, contact was made with the 16th Pz.Gr. Division at Hill
196.0 (1 km south of Garany), and the ring was secured. Elements from 6
Soviet rifle divisions were trapped, and by the time of the battle’s
conclusion the Soviets had lost 4193 prisoners, 52 anti-tank guns and 35
other artillery pieces." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on September 7th, 1943 as Hauptmann of the Panzer-Regiment 201, 23 Panzer Division.
Another capable enemy elite,
Brian
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