"Lieutenant Ammann and his grenadiers held a commanding hill northeast of
Orel against repeated Soviet attacks during the fighting in the area
that took place after Operation Citadel. On the 17.07.1943 the Soviets
launched three battalion-strength attacks with tank support against this
hill, however each time Ammann and his company were able to repulse
them via counterattacks after the tanks had overrun their positions. On
another battle day Ammann managed to eject the Soviet forces that had
entered his trenches on several occasions with a handful of available grenadiers. He conducted the last such action on this day with just 4
soldiers.
He would later be awarded the Knight’s Cross for the commendable defense he put up at this hill." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on August 23rd, 1943 as Lieutenant in Grenadier Regiment 256 of the 112 Infantry Division.
Another capable enemy elite,
Brian
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