03-06-2011, 08:15 PM
Looks like he fought and was wounded in the battles for the Demyansk pocket. Multiple German divisions were surrounded for a month and a half. Ultimately freed, it set a precedent that would lead to confidence that the Stalingrad pocket could be maintained until they could be relieved. Of course the result was "not so much" in that case. According to Sharp the 74th was ultimately disbanded and the survivors used to reinforce other units.
Steiner: "Why do you want it so badly? It's just a worthless piece of metal. Look."
