Divisionsstab of Generalleutnant Kurt Herzog (2nd from left, Kommandeur 291. Infanterie-Division) in Latvia during Unternehmen Barbarossa, summer of 1941. The "Elch" (Elke) division managed to advance 44 miles in the first 34 hours of the campaign in the Baltic States, but after being assigned the mission of clearing the Baltic coast, was temporarily stopped in their tracks at the naval base of Libau where Soviet Marines and 67th Rifle Division repelled their first attempt to rush the town on 25th June. Resorting to point blank artillery fire, Herzog’s men finally overran the town after four days of fierce fighting and continued advancing up the Baltic Coast before reaching the Latvian capital of Riga which was already under attack from the East by Philipp Kleffel’s 1. Infanterie Division, the following day.
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https://www.axishistory.com/books/150-germany-heer/heer-divisionen/3546-291-infantrie-division
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