Beyond the Pakfronts ETO (id:#67263)

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Prior Publication: ASLUG 1

South of Verkhopen'ye, Russia 1943-07-08 (52 others)

Overview:

The fourth day of the battle for the Kursk salient found Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" still pushing north towards Syrtsevo and Verkhopen'ye against strong Soviet resistance. That morning, a fierce counterattack by a Soviet tank brigade south of the fortified town of Syrtsevo was repulsed by the guns of "Großdeutschland's" Tiger company. As the weight of the German attack on the fortified locality of Syrtsevo increased, the Soviet defense began to crumble. The surviving Soviet units pulled out of the line across the river Pena, leaving Syrtsevo to the Germans. With the bulk of "Großdeutschland" mopping up the fortifications in and about Syrtsevo, the division's reconnaissance battalion was tasked with continuing north and, taking advantage of the confusion, holding a corridor open to the town of Verkhopen'ye, where a bridge across the Pena was still intact.

Defender: Russian (3rd Mechanized Corps)  

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