"To the commanders of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
A POW revealed that the German army received a new type of heavy tank called the Leopard, weighing 40 tons and armed with one 75 mm gun and two machine guns. Front armour is 100-110 mm thick.
Take measures to obtain more precise information. Do not confuse it with the Panther tank.
New information is to be immediately relayed to the HQ of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade
Acting Chief of Staff of the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, Guards Major Litvin"