![]() Carius was severely wounded on 24 July 1944 while reconnoitering a village on a motorcycle ahead of his tanks. This unit fought at the Leningrad front and then in the area of Narva, Estonia ( Battle of Narva) and was subordinated to Strachwitz Battle Group, under the command of Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz. In 1943, Carius transferred to the schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 (502 heavy tank battalion). It was during this operation that Carius suffered wounds from a round that struck his tank. He experienced his first battle as a loader in a Panzer 38(t) during Operation Barbarossa in late June 1941. His unit was integrated into the newly formed 21st Panzer Regiment and in June 1941 was sent to East Prussia. Carius learned the fundamentals of tank warfare at Putlos in Holstein as a member of the 7th Panzer Replacement Battalion. ![]() Following training, he volunteered for the Panzer Corps. But in May 1940, Carius was finally drafted into the 104th Infantry Replacement Battalion. Carius had been drafted twice before, but sent home as "Not fit for service at present underweight!". ![]()
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