with KVs at Rossieny three days later were more honest:
penetrate their armour. All rounds simply bounced off the Soviet
tanks. 88mm Flak guns were not yet available. In the face of the
assault some riflemen panicked. The super-heavy Soviet KV tanks
advanced against our tanks, which concentrated their fire on
them without visible effect. The command tank of the company was
rammed and turned over by a KV and the commander was injured'
Despite the quality of the Russian tanks, tactical surprise and
superior German battle drills began to tell.
German tank crews were coldly and professionally detached. Leutnant
the headquarters of his regiment, the division or the corps, he simply
rushed to the command post of General Hoepner [the commander of
they were being resupplied with ammunition. Panzer tactics varied
lessons were being learned throughout the new Russian theatre.
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