This was my latest find. Like the title says, right behind me (see map). These part of the red army was basically just passing through the outskirts of Berlin before heading further westward.
601 Rifle Regiment crossed the Havel in amphibious vehicles while under fire from the opposite bank. At the place of one of the landings is the factory I worked in for 15 years. It was built at the turn of the century and I was probably one of the few that ever noticed the repaired bullet and grenade/shell damage. Incredible that all these years later I eventually find a citation to one of the people that actually shot at it!!
Without the amazing research capabilities of my good friend Igor these details would have been impossible to find.
The photos really do the talking.
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601 Rifle Regiment crossed the Havel in amphibious vehicles while under fire from the opposite bank. At the place of one of the landings is the factory I worked in for 15 years. It was built at the turn of the century and I was probably one of the few that ever noticed the repaired bullet and grenade/shell damage. Incredible that all these years later I eventually find a citation to one of the people that actually shot at it!!
Without the amazing research capabilities of my good friend Igor these details would have been impossible to find.
The photos really do the talking.
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