"SS-Standartenführer Anhalt has demonstrated superb leadership and
personal readiness while leading his SS-Pol.Rgt. 2 during the withdrawal
operations in the central sector of the Eastern Front. In this time he
and his men repeatedly absorbed the blows of strong enemy forces and
even threw them back in some cases. Despite being completely isolated at
times, SS-Standartenführer Anhalt was able to hold his sector east of
Borrisow by employing his units in a methodical fashion. He did so even
though advancing enemy armor and the withdrawal of the right neighboring unit created a danger of encirclement. His actions here
enabled friendly withdrawal movements to be carried out according to
plan and without major losses.
SS-Pol.Rgt. 2 was again encircled in the area around Minsk, and friendly
relief efforts were denied by the enemy. In this situation
SS-Standartenführer Anhalt once again showcased his exemplary soldierly
bearing and ability to calmly evaluate a situation. He formed a tactical
spearhead, placed himself at the head of his men and managed to pull
off a successful breakout without significant losses to his own
Regiment.
The SS-Pol.Rgt. 2 went on to hold off the hostile onslaught once again
while fighting along the Memel Front in the Grodno area despite having
only weak forces that had been reinforced by supply troops. By now
SS-Standartenführer Anhalt had sustained injuries to both of his feet
during the withdrawal movements, however he continued to demonstrate
heroic devotion to duty in spite of this. In such a frontline situation
he repeatedly intercepted the wavering elements of his regiment and
sent them back into the fight." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on August 12th, 1944 as SS Standartenführer of 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division.
Another enemy elite,
Brian & Mel
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