Battle
report Kampfgruppe Simons.
Battle report 11 November 1942 till 12 December 1942
Kampfgruppe Simons was stationed on the West bank of the Don river to support the Rumainian troops on the frontlines against the upcoming Russian counterattack north of Stalingrad. (from the Russian Kletskaja bridgehead)
Click here for a day by day map of the movements of Kampfgruppe Simons.
Kampfgruppe Simons finally ended up in the Stalingrad "pocket". Check out the 3 original maps at the bottom of the page ! Great stuff !!!
For the English translation click here and more info on the sketches below.
Oberstleutnant Arnold Simons Born 17 March 1900 Killed in action at Stalingrad on 1 January 1943 Knight Cross 4 March 1942 as Major and acting commander of Infanterie Regiment 190.
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