Kholm Pocket
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The Kholm Pocket was the name given for the encirclement of German troops by the Red Army around Kholm, south of Leningrad, in World War II's the Eastern Front, from 23 January 1942 to 5 May 1942. The
Soldiers in the Kholm Pocket, 1942
Soldiers preparing to board a Gotha Go 242 glider, Kholm
Sergeant gives soldier food, right: wounded with head and arm injuries, the end of January - beginning of May 1942
Soldier sitting for dinner in front of a ruined house
Theodor Scherer
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Theodor Scherer was a German lieutenant general and divisional commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Kholm Pocket
…pocket had been reduced to 1,200. In July 1942, the Cholm Shield was awarded to the German defenders of the pocket upon the suggestion of Generalmajor Theodor Scherer, similar to the Demyansk Shield. Scherer was personally awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves by Adolf Hitler for the command…
Theodor Scherer