On his way to Stalingrad a railroad train of Est.Schutzmannschafts-Front-Btl. 36 fall under soviet mortar fire in the railway station Surovikino 08.30 in the morning of 22.11.1942. Some actions come about already by north outskirt of Surovikino. Btl. was quickly unloaded and 09.30 on the defense positions. After attack actions at 15.00 Btl. went over to defense on the line Nizny Osinovski, Lukitsevski, Starikovski, Zirkov. At the evening co. of btl. maj. Julius Renter felling out and commanding of battalion taking over oberleutenant Harald Riipalu. And there were 42 persons, who got Iron Cross, among them also Harald Riipalu, who later became Knights Cross holder.
