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"On the 01.04.1942 Oberleutnant Baasch had the mission of thrusting
forward with his company to the Staraya-Russa—Demyansk road and taking
control of the section of this road northwest of Ssytschewo. The company eventually succeeded in reaching this attack objective
following a bitter struggle through very deep snow. After this Baasch
decided on his own volition to carry on beyond his designated attack
objective and into the forest north of Ssytschewo. This penetration by 9th company created a battlefield situation that enabled the Infantry Regiment 409 to capture the village of Ssytschewo from the South. This capture of this village was a particularly important
success as it constituted the key point of the Demyansk road and was
thusly of decisive operational importance for the relief effort towards
the encircled II Army Corps." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on May , 1942 as Oberleutnant der Reserve in the 122nd Infantry Division.
Another enemy elite,
Brian
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