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Horodyszcze, Ukraine 1944-04-12 (8 others)

Overview:

For two weeks the all important rail and communication hub of Temopil had been under siege by the Russians. With ever more desperate radio reports coming in from the garrison, Gen. Model ordered a relief attempt from the recently arrived 9th SS Panzer Division. Launching their attack on April 11th, the Germans ran into well prepared Soviet PAK fronts that had to be dealt with. A force of assault guns and engineers were finally able to penetrate the defenses and rushed to Horodyszcze. Savage fighting raged all through the morning hours. After daylight had broken, a platoon of engineers sighted the bridges still standing. Making a mad dash for them, under heavy fire, turned out to be in vain as the Russians had wired them for demolition and blew them in front of their faces. With excellent foresight, rubber assault rafts accompanying the engineers were brought up and the Germans crossed the Wasuskya River to establish a tenuous bridgehead. . .

Defender: Russian (135th Rifle Division)  

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