Porech'e Push ETO (id:#57721)

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Porech'e, Russia 1943-08-11 (3 others)

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Overview:

For months the Russians had been trying to expand their land bridge along the southern shores of Lake Ladoga. The key to the German defense in this area were the heights on the area of Mga. In late July, two shock groups of the Russian 8th Army launched an assault along the Mga-Volkhov railroad. Six days of hard fighting bought the Russians only a few trenches. Both sides quickly reinforced the area. On August 9th, the Russians attacked what they thought was a weak spot in the 5th Mountain Division’s defense around a small bridgehead on the Naziia River. Two days later, the bridgehead was reinforced with two fresh rifle divisions and two tank regiments. On the 11th, the Russians attacked with all their forces, captured Poerech’e, but once again stalled in the face of heavy fire.

Defender: German (Elements 132nd Infantry Division)  

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