["< sod > on 24 june, 1941, a german convoy transporting troops, supplies and pows was traveling east towards the town of raseiniai when they encountered a kv - 2 in the street, most likely left by its division for slowing down. a local person stated that the tank,'drove into the crossroads, stopped, and remained motionless all night.'the kv - 2 crew spotted the trucks almost immediately and fired on them. the germans believed they were under fire by an entire tank division and retreated behind a nearby hill. the armor of the tank was too thick for standard german anti - tank guns to penetrate and only the 88 mm aa gun and 105 mm howitzer might succeed. the germans tried to call for 88 mm aa guns but by coincidence, the kv - 2 ran down a telephone pole, severing the telephone line. a german convoy came from the east, transporting fuel and ammunition drove into the area and was annihilated by the kv - 2. according to the german group commander, at least 12 smoldering trucks blocked the road and vehicles that tried to go around the tank would be stuck in the swamps and destroyed. the road was the only way across and after the kv - 2 was destroyed, the germans would still have to move the tank before resuming their advance. { { citation needed | date = october 2016 } } < eod > < sod > on 24 june, 1941, a german convoy transporting troops, supplies and pows was traveling east towards the town of raseiniai when they encountered a kv - 2 in the street, most likely left by its division for slowing down. a local person stated that the tank,'drove into the crossroads, stopped, and remained motionless all night.'the kv - 2 crew spotted the trucks almost immediately and fired on them. the germans believed they were under fire by destroying an entire tank division and retreated behind a nearby hill. the armour of the tank was too thick for standard german anti - tank guns to penetrate and only the 88 mm aa gun and 105 mm howitzer might succeed. the germans tried to call for 88 mm aa guns but by coincidence, the kv - 2 ran down a telephone pole, severing the telephone line. as this occurred, a german convoy came from the east, transporting fuel and ammunition, drove into the area and was annihilated by the kv - 2. according to the german group commander, at least 12 smoldering trucks blocked the road and vehicles that tried to go around the tank would be stuck in the swamps and destroyed. the road was the only way across and after the kv - 2 was destroyed, the germans would still have to move the tank as well as the wrecked vehicles before resuming their advance. { { citation needed | date = october 2016 } } < eod >"]