The Wehrmacht had been laying siege to Sevastopol since December of 1941, when the first attempt to storm the city failed. This time around the Germans would ready. Artillery of all sizes had been brought up and were to engage in a methodical destruction of the Russian defenses. The 132nd Infantry Division was ordered to execute the task of advancing down the Belbeck Valley, culminating in the capture of fort Maxim Gorki I—and open the gates to Sevastopol. The assault units of the 436th Regiment laid their guns on known enemy positions and waited for the opening barrage to precede their attack. As dawn broke a flare went up and the lead landsers went forward, toward Russian lines. Initial progress was good, but as the Russian Bear awoke from his slumber, the first echelon of Germans were met by a hail of lead, including naval gunfire and direct fire from the 12” rifles of Maxim Gorki. Under this fire the Germans were able to gain the first trench lines. But it would not be until 11 days later that the guns of Maxim Gorki I would be silenced. The 132nd Infantry Division would be bled white in the process.
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