Led by Lt Cdr W G H Saunt DSC
and Walter Nowotny 258 victories
1 Fighter Squadron on a night intruder sortie from RAF Tangmere
The Duke of Wellington quickly seized Almeida
Field Marshal Erich von Manstein set about the recapture of both
The Tigers Roar, Malinava, Latvia, July 22nd 1944 by David Pentland. (GL) PER202 Led by Lt Cdr WDHM1422GL. The Tigers Roar, Malinava, Latvia, July 22nd 1944 by David Pentland. 1st Lieutenant Otto Carius commanding 2nd Company of the 502nd heavy tank Battalion, with eight Tigers, advanced towards the village of Malinava (a northern suburb of Dunaburg), to halt the Russian advance. Following a reconnaissance Lieutenant Otto Carius explained his plan to take the village. He decided to attack using only two tanks because there was only one narrow