Iron Fist ETO (id:#59902)

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Nikitovka, USSR 1941-11-07 (3 others)

Overview:

The first attack by the 74th Division was repelled in a furious battle, in which the Russians lost an entire battalion and a dozen tanks. Working all night, the Pasubio soldiers set up strong defensive positions in the conquered town. Under cover of darkness, recon teams were sent to identify the main Soviet attack route. A massive troop concentration, the size of at least two battalions, made it clear that the main thrust would come from the east. Yet the possibility of flanking attacks from other directions could not be discarded. Between the Colonna Chiaramonti and the following Italian forces there was nothing but no man's land. The encirclement of Nikitovka was only a matter of hours away. Exactly at 0600 hours, an artillery barrage announced the incoming attack. The Russian's first wave was made up of shock troops with substantial armor support, smashing like an iron fist into the entrenched Italians.

Defender: Italian (Elements of Colonna Chiaramonti)  

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