The Ulla Crossing ETO (id:#57044)

Critical Hit (Critical Hit # 5.1 ID: CH 94)   [next]   [previous]

On the banks of the Dvina River near Ulla, USSR 1941-07-07 (5 others)

Overview:

German air reconnaissance reported that the vital bridges that had spanned the Dvina had been destroyed. The Panzer Corps Commander decided to assign the 1st Engineer School Battalion to the task of constructing the bridge across to Dvina. Company A was ordered to cross the river in the assault boats, establish a small bridgehead in order to prove a security screen around the bridge site. In the face of sporadic small arms fire, Company A crossed to the far shore between 1600 and 1630, flushed Russian snipers out of their hideouts, and occupied the high bank. Suddenly, fire broke out in the town. . .

Defender: Russian (Ulla Garrison and Partisan elements and if desired, local armored reinforcements)  

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