Combat! (CH)
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Combat! (CH)
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Hill 226.6
Disappointed by their lack of success at nearby Prokhorovka, Corps commanders now decided to exploit their successes in the Psel bridgehead. Their efforts were to be concentrated on securing ail of Hill 226.6 that still remained in enemy hands. With…
High Water Mark
The second night Totcnkopf spent in the PscI 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…
Komsomolets Collision
As SS General Hausser’s 11 SS Panzer Corps began its final assault toward Prokhorovka, it met Lieutenant General P.A. Rotmistrov’s 5th Guards Tank Army less than 5 kilometers from the German objective. When the opposing forces crashing into one…
Schwerepunkt Blunted
With the Germans now more thoroughly in control of a foothold across the Psel River, they now sought to strengthen their hold while driving north toward Oboyan and Kursk itself. Having secured Hill 226.6, the Germans pushed northeast, while tunneling…
Heirs Bridgehead
It came as no surprise, especially to the Russians, that the German 2nd SS Panzer Corps would spear head the summer offensive against the Kursk salient. The Germans were involved in some of the heaviest fighting in the most crucial sector of the…
Clash of Titans
While the SS mopped up local resistance on the eleventh of July including the seizure of the southern slopes of the tactically vital Hill 226.6, the Russian juggernaut in the form of the Fifth Guards Tank Army bored down on them. As the SS prepared…
To the Last Round
After nearly two days of extremely intense fighting, the seesaw battle for the Totenkopfs bridgehead over the Psel was ending. Like two punch-drunk prizefighters, the Germans and Russians had exhausted each other. Gathering their remaining strength…
Graveyard of Steel
As the battle north of the Psel roared, both sides threw in their reserves in order to carry the day. The better part of a Russian tank and infantry corps was committed to flattening the bridgehead, while the 2nd SS Corps committed the bulk of the…
Just Over The Highway
Having established themselves across the Psel River the previous evening, the Totenkopf was deter mined to expand their bridgehead and outflank the Russian defenses near Prokhorovka. This would protect the flank, and ease the progress of rest ofthe…
Battle At Arm’s Length
After a long night of struggling to secure little more than a tentative hold on the north bank of the Psel, the Totenkopfs Panzer Regiment received orders to expand the bridgehead and explore the Russian defensive positions in the region. Unbeknownst…
Last Line Before Oboyan
As the battle of Kursk intensified in the southern half of the salient, the Totenkopf division reached the last Russian barrier before Oboyan. Lightly defended fortifications lined the River Psel, constructed over the previous weeks and months.…
To the Volga
We have now gathered sufficient force to take the entire Tractor Works area. We must move quickly if we are to gain the banks of the Volga…
Into the Inferno
You are in charge of one flank of our massive assault on the Tractor Works - the last obstacle in our march to the Volga. You…
Zholudev's Guards
We shed the fascist blood in the Owrashnaya Woods on 27 September. STAVKA ordered a Special Defense Command be set up opposite the city…
Iron Coffins
Desperate to make headway against our defenses, the fascists are now using tanks to spearhead his drives, even in the rubble. We will use our tank killing expertise to deny them forward movement.
Rattenkrieg
The enemy is holding several key factories and other buildings on our left flank, which are impeding our move to the Volga…
Annihilation
The Fascists have destroyed most of our defenses in the Tractor Works, but we still hold key positions…
Report for the Fuhrer
The Administration Building is holding up our advance on the entire front. It dominates our front line…
Into the Factory
Having crushed the Soviet opposition in this sector, we must hold the ground we have won against any counter-attacks…
End Tide
The Communists are forming up for another fruitless attack. We must stop them before they re-take any important terrain…
Go To Town
Through the afternoon, German artillery continued to pound the men of 3/325th Glider Infantry, and the menace of counter attack loomed. Fearful for Fox Company’s open flank, Harney pleaded with his colonel for support. Before himself collapsing from…
Easy Over
Third battalion of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment was lined up to assault the causeway in sequence of companies: George, Easy, Fox. As 1st Platoon of Easy arrived at La Fiere, the bulk of George Company was still strung out …