October 1941-the tanks of 4th Panzer Division covered 80 miles,
fighting all the way. The Soviet Thirteenth Army was completely
dislodged. What Yeremenko had thought impossible happened: the town of
Orel, 12 miles behind the Bryansk front, was taken by Eberbach's tanks
at noon on 3rd October. The pickets outside the town were taken so
much by surprise that they did not fire a single round. The first
vehicle the German tanks encountered was a trolley full of people. The
passengers clearly thought that Soviet troops were moving into the
town and waved delightedly. This photo shows troops of 4th Panzer in
the city.
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