September 21st

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Sept 21 62nd Army War Diary

The army, defending the previous positions in the Northern sector, throughout the day continued counterattacking from hill 102.0 in a SE direction.

The enemy continued offering fierce resistance against the counterattacking units.

Aviation, artillery and mortars of the enemy were actively used against our formations and the crossings.

In the centre of the city in the morning, the enemy attacked the 34th Rifle Reg. with infantry and tanks. The attack was repulsed. Up to one-and-a-half, two companies of submachinegunners filtered through to the region of the central landing and shot at the ferries with automatic fire.

Communications with the southern group were cut.

124th, 149th Rifle Brigade, 282nd Rifle reg. 115th Rifle Brigade with attached units - position as before.

137th Tank Br. /23rd Tank Corps/ went to the frontline /esp/ saray and furthereast along the Northern bank of DOLGIY ravine /northern/, 1 km west of hill 102.0

95th Rifle Div. advancing from hill 102.0 in a southern direction went to the northern face of DOLGIY rav. /northern/, 0.5km from KOLODEZNAYA St./,  after joining the right flank of the 137th Tank Br.:
112nd Rifle Div was engaged in fighting at the frontline on SOVNARKOMSKAYA & VILINSKAYA st. between DOLGIY and KRUTOY ravines.

13th Gd. Rifle Div. engaged in heavy fighting in the city.

39th Gd. Rifle Reg. from the region of hill 102.0 advanced in a southerly direction. 2 and 3 battalion were moved for the liquidation of a group of enemy sub-machinegunners in the region of the central pier and arrived in the region of action.

1/39th Gd. Rifle Reg. on the change of the 416th Rifle Reg. will be concentrated in the region of the central ferry-crossing. The situation on the region of the central crossing remains critical. The ferry-crossing ceased its operations.

34th Gd. Rifle Reg. was attacked by infantry and tanks. The attack was repulsed. Advance during the day was impossible.

42nd Gd. Rifle Reg. engaged in heavy street-fighting, clearing individual buildings of sub-machinegunners. The sector of the regiment's units is located in a semi-encirclement.

Communications with 42nd & 92nd Rifle Br. 10th Rifle Div. & 35th Gd. Rifle Div. and attached units were absent from 13.30.
 At 19.00 the crossing of the 1045th Rifle Reg. began.

 Army commander has decreed: after concentrating in the region of the central ferry-crossing the whole of 39th Gd. Rifle Reg. is to eliminate the breakthrough there of... (continued 22nd Sept)

 

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