High Tide ETO (id:#57290)

Critical Hit (Critical Hit # 6.4 ID: HB 7)   [next]   [previous]

North of Hill 226.6, Psel River, USSR 1943-07-13 (13 others)

Overview:

The second night Totenkopf spent in the Psel bridgehead was far from secure. It was spent taking the northern slopes of Hill 226.6 from it's tenacious defenders while the division's panzer regiment drove 3km northeast to the edge of the highway linking Kartashevka to Beregovoe. Threatening this vital supply line, they now endured vicious and uncoordinated counterattacks throughout the night. By morning these attacks intensified in strength and coordination when Totenkopf was attacked by the full weight of two armored brigades. Intent on helping the XXXIII Guards Rifle Corps secure the left flank of the 5' Guards Army, as well as preventing a linking of Totenkopf with the rest of the II SS Panzer Corps, the Russian armored brigades of the XXXI Independent Tank Corps launched incessant and skillful attacks against point and flanks of the SS thrust.

Defender: German (SS) (3rd SS Panzer Regiment)  

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