Paper Tigers ETO (id:#56708)

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Ogledów, Southern Poland 1944-08-12 (8 others)

Overview:

The Soviet summer offensive, Operation Bagration, had already rolled over Army group Center and finally spent itself on the banks of the Vistula. Several bloody tank vs tank actions were fought as the Soviets moved west. Once such encounter occurred when Junior Lieutenant Oskin of the 53rd Guards Tank Brigade went to reconnoiter the village of Ogledów and establish the whereabouts of the Brigade's 2nd Battalion, only to find it swarming with Germans. With no sign of the 2nd Battalion, Oskin was told to stay put and observe enemy activity. Concealing his T-34 in the tall corn nearby, his squad of 'tank marines' camouflaged the tank and made two dummy haystacks to render their deployment less conspicuous. Next morning, three King Tigers carrying infantry rolled down the road towards the waiting Soviets but the latter's camouflage proved effective until Oskin betrayed his position.

Defender: Russian (53rd Guards Tank Brigade)  

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