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Title
Nimm Das Jetzt!
Description
After the failure of the 1st Panzer Division to take Hill 239, the III Panzer Corps made a last ditch effort to relieve the forces in the Cherkassy pocket. The 1st SS Panzer Division “LAH” was ordered to attack Hill …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-02-16
Scenario#
18
Scenario Description
After the failure of the 1st Panzer Division to take Hill 239, the III Panzer Corps made a last ditch effort to relieve the forces in the Cherkassy pocket. The 1st SS Panzer Division “LAH” was ordered to attack Hill 239 and effect the breakout of the two encircled Army Corps. Meanwhile, the Russians had strengthened the forces holding the critical height overlooking the steppe, and hastily dug in their troops. The reinforced Panzer Grenadier Regiment of the “LAH” Division met a withering fire as it advanced against the hill. Burning tanks bore witness to the ferocity of the engagement as every inch of ground was contested. Yet, neither artillery support nor Stukas could move the Russians from the hill. While the attack failed, it had succeeded in giving the trapped army corps a chance to escape on their own.
Location
Lissjanka, Ukraine
Battle Narrative
The Battle of the Korsun–Cherkasy Pocket was a World War II battle fought from 24 January to 16 February 1944 in the course of the Soviet Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive in Ukraine following the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive. In the battle, theist and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts, commanded, respectively, by Nikolai Vatutin and Ivan Konev, encircled German forces of Army Group South in a pocket near the Dnieper River. During weeks of fighting, the two Red Army Fronts tried to eradicate the pocket. The encircled German units attempted a breakout in coordination with a relief attempt by other German forces, resulting in heavy casualties, estimates of which vary.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Russian
German

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