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[Toten Tanz]

From the Regimental Combat Diary of the 28th/18 Panzer Regiment, Col Eckhardt (Toten Tanz) commanding

Date: July 3, 1941
Location: Lipki, Belarus
Weather: Clear with a slight haze, visibility good.
Entry Time: 10.30 hours (Turn 2)

5 Co., II/28 Pz, led by Lt. Col. Stulpnagel entered Lipki and acted as a blocking force, while the 2 Plt of 2 Co, 88th/18 Recon closed with and destroyed the remaining BA 20s in the woods on the NW outskirts of Lipki.

II/28 Pz formed a screen east of Lipki, with the southern end anchored by the Light Plt, 6 Co., on Lipki Ridge, 250m west of the road junction. They saw at least 6 Russian tanks; believed to be T-34s, to the east. The enemy tanks advanced down the ridge and engaged the Light Plt at 1250m, destroying one PzII. The two remaining tanks withdrew down the ridge and the Russian tanks retired to the west out of LOS.

A platoon Russian infantry was seen on the high ground approx 2KM east of Lipki

4 Co, II/28 Pz drove through Stayki without meeting any resistance. A platoon of armored cars was seen driving west along the southern edge of Stayki, approx. 2KM to the west of 4 Co's. positions.

The lead elements of I/28 Pz arrived from Borisov, some 5KM to the west.

German Losses: 1 x PzIIF
Russian Losses: 5 x BA-20