Battles of Rzhev
On 20 October 1941 Scheller took command of 11. Panzer-Division until 16 May 1942, when he was called into the reserve (Führerreserve). He led this unit into the Battle of Moscow, and spent the winter in defensive positions on the Yukhnov - Gshatsk (today called Gagarin) axis west and southwest of Moscow. From 22 March to 18 April 1942 the 11. Panzer-Division fought in the Rzhev–Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation, part of the Battles of Rzhev, and was involved in key operations between Vyazma and Yartsevo until Scheller was recalled.