"Awarded for his actions during the defensive battle South of Pskov. In
this time, at around midday on the 01.04.1944, two Soviet companies
penetrated between the 1st and 3rd Grenadier Regiment 380 along the road
to Goruschka. In response the battalion commander, Hauptmann Altstadt,
launched an immediate counterattack with his small reserve without first
waiting for additional reserves from the regiment. He managed to
deceive the Soviets through a skillful bypassing maneuver and then
struck them in the flank. In the fighting which followed he succeeded in
recapturing and reoccupying this important sector of the frontline
without sustaining any friendly casualties. He would be recognized
appropriately for this incredible tactical victory." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on May 14th, 1944 as Hauptmann with the Grenadier Regiment 380 of the 215th Infantry Division.
Another deadly enemy elite,
Brian
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