SS-Das Reich: The History of the Second SS Division 1933-45 (The Waffen SS Divisional Histories Series) by Gregory L. Mattson

Author:Gregory L. Mattson [Mattson, Gregory L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new
ISBN: 9781782742500
Amazon: 1782742506
Publisher: Amber Books
Published: 2015-02-19T05:00:00+00:00

An ominous portent: soldiers of the Reich Division in the first snow of winter. They are marching past an abandoned Soviet field gun which has become bogged down to its axles in the Russian mud.

After absorbing these counter-punches, the Germans resumed their offensive on Moscow. On 18 November, XLVI Corps received an order to seize the city of Istra. In a two-pronged assault, the Reich Division constituted the right wing of the operation, while the 10th Panzer Division took the left. By capturing this city and other important areas around Moscow, the Germans hoped to encircle the capital and destroy its garrison in a manner similar to the manoeuvre carried out at Kiev.

Within a week, the SS units had fought their way to the River Istra and established a bridgehead there. After crossing the river, the Reich Division attacked approaching enemy forces and sent them into flight. Two days later, the SS troops seized Istra and attacked a nearby town that was situated on top of an important ridge. Although the Soviet garrison resisted tenaciously, after four days of combat the Germans finally took the heights, with tanks from the 10th Panzer Division providing crucial assistance for the SS grenadiers storming up the slopes.

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