Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. PER68 He claimed an Me109 later

He claimed an Me109 later the same day

bridges and other enemy position in northern France and by May 1944

the sizes of their timbers) should be equal to those of a 74 gun ship-of-the-line

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Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. PER68 He claimed an Me109 laterDP0149. Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. During the battles around Smolensk the guns of 1st Battery Sturmgeschutz Battalion 237, led by Oberleutnant Bodo Heinrich Ferdinand Otto Spranz were constantly in action to stem the Soviet tide. At the end of this period his personal tally stood at 76 destroyed enemy tanks. In recognition of his own and units exceptional effort he was awarded the Knights Cross with