A Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D from lnf.Div (mot.) "GroBdeutschland" scores a
hit on a Soviet freight train crossing the steppes west of Voronezh.
The markings on the stowage box are typical of the "GroBdeutschland"
Division. This unit had only one tank battalion with three companies.
The three horizontal bars indicate a particular company and the number
specifies a certain vehicle in the company. Together with
24.PanzerDivision this elite unit of the German Army captured Voronezh
and then beat off continuous counterattacks by 25th Tank Corps from
the northeast and 18th Tank Corps from the southeast.
The second summer offensive in the Soviet Union began with the assault
toward Voronezh with nine armored and five motorized divisions, with
lnf.Div. (mot.) "GroBdeutschland" and 24.PanzerDivision in the lead.
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