Tank action under. Name-day

The 22nd tank division became soul of defense of the imeninsky direction.

After 16 hours Germans, having considered that deal with large military connections of Russians, carried out artillery preparation and again resumed approach. Material forces of puganovets ran low.

There was not enough ammunition and fuel, but all were full of determination to die, but not to pass the enemy, the Tankman Victor Skvortsov when ammunition ended, and his car was filled with a flame directed the tank to the next "Tiger" and undermined it. Similar the sample arrived also crew of ZT-7 under command of the fighter Lyutikov.

The commander of the 22nd tank division major general N. P. Puganov himself participated in fight and directed operations of the Soviet tanks. Residents of the village the Name-day already heard the coming cannonade of tank action. The aircraft of Germans did raids on peace houses of imeninets. There were killed. Inhabitants of the Name-day hastily left the village.

At the price of big losses the opponent, took the salted point of. Name-day. Here at the village in the tank the commander of a division N. P. Puganov heroically died. There was it on June 23, 1941 about 17 o'clock in the evening.

From the Name-day the opponent turned towards Kobrin. About 19 hours on June 23 the opponent tightened to river Mukhavets tank divisions and with strong support of aircraft once again attacked our parts. Exhausted by long fights, at an acute shortage of shells, antiaircraft means, anti-tank artillery and even anti-tank mines for the device of obstacles, army of the 4th army did not bear this blow.

ON JUNE 23, 1941 AFTER 19 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING HITLERITES ENTERED THE CITY KOBRIN.

The 22nd TANK DIVISION WHICH CONDUCTED MILITARY OPERATIONS At. A name-day, COVERED ITSELF with FADELESS GLORY.

Tank action at. Name-day. 1941.: archival material 

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