BATTLE OF STARAYA RUSSA
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The German 10th
Corps, consisting of the 30th, 126th and the 290th Infantry Division have
captured Staraya Russa. The Russians, seeing the gap between the German
2nd and 10th Corps, launched the entire 34th Army in a viscous attack to
cut Heeresgruppe Nord in two. The Russian 3rd, 163rd, 202nd, 245th, 254th, 257th, 259th and the 262nd Rifle Divisions, along with the 1st Tank Brigade and the 25th Cavalry Division joined the forces already present in the area. The Germans responded quickly and launched the 56th Motorized Corps, consisting of the 3rd Motorized Division and the SS Totenkopf Division. This was a gruesome battle in the swampy and forested terrain around Staraya Russa. |
