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Siegfried Grabert Two sketches of the bridge over the Louga River in Porechye and one of the nearby Ivanovskoye Dam , objectives assigned to 8. Kompanie de Grabert on July 14, 1941. On July 13, 1941, the 8. Kompanie of the Lehr-Regiment “Brandenburg” z. b. V. 800, commanded by the Oberleutnant der Reserve Siegfried Grabert, one of the most charismatic…

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