STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2048, sig. 109-7/55

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14a t.8.e neb0.te.vid - 2 - NDATETOU TSGC .SII leader Keppler, for his new position. Not all achievements should be mentioned. It is enough to say: The young Rgt. 11 has been worthy of the many proven regiments "D" and "DF". The Kradschützen-Batl., the Krankenabteilung and the Sturmgeschütz.-Batt., partly repositioned, have done extraordinary things for their energetic leaders.The Artillerie has shown itself in the defense fights as the true heaviest weapon of infantry, the young mass battery its fire baptism. The tank hunters have had ample opportunity to successfully hunt against medium tanks. News departments, pioneers, Flak departments, field gendarmerie troops and the supply troops have distinguished themselves further, the latter had to intervene mahrfa( fighting. Services of the San. services were again exemplary. O1 Some individual achievements:tindoedseevlt neb rsdl ,sseod i 1.) Storm guns made way several times to the infantry, twice as the first over bridges. At the Beresina the Russian blew up the bridge, T when the storm gun of the i-Obersturmführer Telkamp was just on UA her. The storm gun crashed about 8 meters. The battery leader, 4-Mainsturmführer Günter and 4-Obersturm Führer Telkamp with nß of his crew continued the fight and distinguished themselves especially Cpew. itlew The Erk.-Tr. y"D" under 4-Untersturmfänger v.Therman also gained special merit in securing the storm guns ad defense of enemy objects. 2.) 4-Hauptsharführer Ritt and Stutzmann, Abt., distinguished themselves by special prudence and cutting as scouting group leader at Puchewisze and at the road Smolensk - Derebeusch. tee 3.) -OberscharführER Blauensteiner 5./h"Df" penetrated during the attack on the 8sb etle bridge head height 215 westl. Dnieper was the first to enter enemy positions and fought down 7 positions of the Russians with heavy goua weapons. 4.) From the battle of Jelja: a) lh-Oberscharführer Friedel, 3./4l "D" covered in the battle for height 125, I after the whole squad had fallen, alone with hand grenade and Itgrev pistol of the commissioning of his train.erninsdnruttetedt b) 4-Unterscharfänger Rappel, Pz.-Jg.-Abtl. destroyed with his train a heavy 5o t tank, 2 fighting cars T 34 and a BZ-Kampf-