Capture of Balta

Aug. 4th, 1941


The small town of Balta controlled the local road net northeast of Odessa.
Assigned to take this crucial town was the German 744th Engineer Regiment and
units of the Rumanian 6th Infantry Division. The Russians had fortified the
town and even had two KV heavy tanks. Despite heavy resistance and the 
presence of the KV tanks, the Axis forces eventually forced their way
into Balta.