June 22, 1941 - 4:00am - Beginning of the war with the Soviet Union
German airplanes fly at high
altitude across us. At 4:15 the marching order was given.
We leave our assembly area heading east. The line of
bunkers is being bombarded and an armored train assists.
We drive around the line of bunkers and form the advance
column with the objective to push a wedge into the
Russian Army. The advance unit consists of 3
PanzerJaeger Companies |
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