Russia 1942 ▶ Battle for Sevastopol (2) Railroad Gun Heavy Artillery “Thor“ Erich von Manstein

166 Russia 1942 ▶ Battle for Sevastopol “Unternehmen Störfang“ (Part 2) Schlacht um Sewastopol Fortress Crimea Krim Artillery Schwere Artillerie Eisenbahngeschütz “Thor“ Erich von Manstein German History Archive ▶ The Battle of Sevastopol (Russian Севастопольская оборона) was a battle fought from October 30, 1941 to July 4, 1942 on the German-Soviet front in World War II around the fortified seaport of Sevastopol. Gordon Max “Mac“ Gollob (b. June 16, 1912, Vienna; † September 7, 1987, Sulingen), Air Force fighter pilot. After the outbreak of World War II, Gollob was awarded the Iron Cross II Class on September 5, 1939, after several kills with his Messerschmitt Bf 110 in Poland. As a squadron pilot, he flew in the occupation of Norway. After several successes at Newcastle, Trondheim, Narvik and the Shetlands, he received the Iron Cross I Class. He then joined Jagdgeschwader 3 (