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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP06 May 2024 4:43 p.m. PST

…the Battle of Raseiniai


"On June 22, 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the World War II invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact in 1939, the Germans had always intended to invade; growing distrust of Soviet leadership had caused that date to be moved up.

One of the first altercations during Operation Barbarossa was the Battle of Raseiniai, which took place in Lithuania between the Red Army and German forces. Both sides brought tanks to the front, but the Soviets had a distinct advantage with their Kliment Voroshilov (KV) tanks…"

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smithsco06 May 2024 7:17 p.m. PST

Erhard Raus had a great write up about this encounter in his memoir. He was commanding the kampfgruppe that faced the KV1

Cuprum206 May 2024 7:33 p.m. PST

Photo of the very same KV-1 discussed in the article:

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This tank is inspected by the commander of the 4th Panzer Group of Army Group North, Colonel General Hoepner.

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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 3:34 p.m. PST

Thanks

Armand

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