"Oskar Albrecht was an
Pak gun commander during the opening moves of Operation Barbarossa. On
the 30.06.1941, during the combat in the Zelwianka sector, his regiment
came under attack by about 35 Soviet tanks. Albrecht and his gun crew
proved to be up to their assigned role however, and at a range of 30-70
meters his gun destroyed 3 Soviet heavy tanks and immobilized 2 more. When his gun was temporarily disabled through battle damage, Albrecht
destroyed a 6th Soviet tank in close combat with hand grenades. By
destroying these 6 tanks he deprived the attacking Soviet forces of
resolve for a further attack, and the result was that a penetration into
his Regiment’s right flank was prevented." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on July 24th, 1941 as Unteroffizier in the 29th Infantry Division "Falke".
Another deadly enemy elite,
Brian
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