At Borodino the regiments of the "Reich" SS Infantry Division and the
"Hauenschild Brigade" of 10th Panzer Division with the 7th Panzer
Regiment, as well as a battalion of 90th Motorized Artillery Regiment
and the motor-cycle battalion of 10th Division, had their first
with fur caps on their heads and high fur boots. They were most
generously equipped with anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, and even
more so with the dangerous 7.62-cm. multi-purpose gun nicknamed by the
German troopers the "Crash Boom." They fought impassively.
There was never any panic. They stood fast and held on. They killed
and let themselves be killed. It was an appalling battle.
commander of the "Reich" SS Infantry Division, was
tank-men in their black uniforms, the grenadiers in
torn field tunics, the men of the Waffen SS in their blotchy
camouflage smocks. Dead, gravely wounded, burnt, or beaten to
been given.
Here is photo of members of 10th Panzer resting in a Russian village
probably two weeks after battle.
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