SOLITAIRE ASL - The SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler division had taken Rostov but the gate to the Caucasus had proven a trap for the German forces and were assaulted from every side. Nordland was defending one of the Rostov suburbs, Darjevka, against the Soviet onslaught. Thanks to the help of a piece of 88mm FlaK Soviet troops were held back. 1st Panzer Army’s commander von Kleist decided to give up Rostov since it was threatened to be cut offs.
