Bloody Nose at Dagda*
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Date: July 2, 1941*
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Battle Location: Dagda, USSR*
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Battle Type: Germany advance vs Soviet Union delay*
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Description:  Just before dawn on July 2, the SS Totenkopf Division attacked out of the Dvinsk bridgehead and at first the division made excellent gains, but as the day progressed, the Russian resistance began to stiffen.*
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At the village of Dagda, the leading battalion of Simon's Regiment 1 of the Totenkopf Division received a rough handling from stubborn remnants of the battered Soviet 42nd Rifle Division. A bitter taste of what lay ahead.*
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Source: Sydnor, C - Soldiers of Destruction.*
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**