Mikhail Efimovich Katukov.
The tankers of Katukov took advantage of these advantages.
Katukov's tankers had to leave Mtsensk,
but all bridges except the railway were captured.
On the night of February 22, Katukov personally congratulated Samokhin on conferring the rank of captain,
Raftopullo recalled.
Under the leadership of Katukov, the tankmen exchanged opinions,
analyzed the enemy's actions and worked out the tactics of future battles.
To help them, Katukov sent an additional group of tanks, they quietly
bypassed the Germans from the flank and hit German tanks.
German generals very soon had to admit they were wrong,
and Colonel Katukov, commander of the 4th Tank Brigade, helped them in this.
At the command of Katukov, our tankers launched a flank attack on the advancing tanks,
working in groups and concentrating their fire on one target.
According to German data- much less,
but it should be borne in mind that the Katukov brigade all the time retreated
and went to new lines of defense.
With the help of sappers, Katukov arranged the laying of sleepers on rails,
and by morning all the tanks of the brigade had successfully left the city.
On the territory of the region, the Stalingrad Training Armored Training Center was formed, on the
basis of which the formation of the 4-th tank brigade of Colonel Mikhail Efimovich Katukov was conducted.