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Combats of the 1st Czechoslovak independent brigade
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Battle of Biela Cerkov (31.12.1943-02.01.1944)
Command: to support the offensive attack in framework of the 1st Ukrainian front during the Zhitomir-berdichevsk's operation, to defeat German defense at Fastov and in cooperation with Soviet 27th army to check Biela Cerkov.
| Place: |
Biela Cerkov (the Ukraine, USSR) |
| Date: |
31.12.1943-02.01.1944 |
| Czechoslovak unit: |
1st Czechoslovak independent brigade |
| Allied forces: |
8 tanks T-34 of Soviet 87th tank regiment, 169th rifle regiment (74th rifle division) |
| Enemy forces: |
German 4th tank army
in particular: [wba] |
| Info: |
since 31.12. combats at the altitude of 208,4 (southwards of Biela Cerkev). At 04:00 on New year Czechoslovaks attacked alitude, which they captured at 06:30. Between 08:00 and 11:00 they beat off several enemy counter attacks. On 02.01. Czechoslovak artillery supported the Soviet attack and also the 1st tank company with submachine-gun units struck a battle from the northwest. The same day the brigade was sent to the reserve, so they did not participade in the final capture of Biela Cerkev on 04.01. |
| Czechoslovak casualties: |
66 killed, 270 injured, 75 missed |
| Enemy casualties: |
[uwc] Czechoslovak artillery destroyed 13 tanks, 2 self-propelled cannons and uknown number of soldiers.
Tanks and infantry destroyed 2 tanks, 2 self-propelled cannons, 1 cannon battery, 15 vehicles, 10 machine-gun nests and killed at minimum 50 soldiers |
| Notes: |
Medals:
1st Czechoslovak brigade was awarded by Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (1st grade) |
abreviations:
[uwc] = unknown whole casualties, [wba] = will be added
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