Фашисты. Soviet Union 1941 ▶ Unternehmen Barbarossa (8) (Autumn 41) Bryansk Pocket

118 Soviet Union 1941 ▶ „Unternehmen Barbarossa“ (8) (Autumn 1941) Bryansk Pocket Tank Panzer German History Archive ▶ Part 8: Bryansk Kesselschlacht: The 29 infantery division mot. was tasked to advance on Seredina Buda on the extreme left off panzergroup 2 attack line. After its succesfull capature it advanced further to the mouth of river Revna (15 km south east of Bryansk) and achieved this on 7th october 1941. Meanwhile 2nd army was approaching Bryansk from the west and so a pocket was formed. Guarding the eastern ring of the kessel (together with 17th panzer north east, 10th ID mot. east 25th ID mot. east 293th ID south east 262 ID south) fierce counterattacks by sovjet troups accurred who were trying to break out. This continued until 11th october when a crisis arose between the boundary of 25th ID mot. and 29th ID mot. (sovjets created a gap in the defences). But the hasty arrival of