Tigers

In early March the momentum in the area around the city of Kharkov was turning towards the Germans. Manstein's counterattack was pushing the Soviets back and gaining ground on all sides. Gaps were developing between the Soviet 40th and 69th …

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In early March the momentum in the area around the city of Kharkov was turning towards the Germans. Manstein's counterattack was pushing the Soviets back and gaining ground on all sides. Gaps were developing between the Soviet 40th and 69th Armies. On March 4 Grossdeutschland Division received its first Tiger tank company. Three days later GD jumped off, attacking towards Bogodukhov to the northwest of Kharkov, while neighboring SS Panzer Corps units headed east toward Kharkov itself. Units of II Company, Grossdeutschland Regiment, were tasked Soviets to clear the area west of Repki Station and ensure that the east-west roadway to Bogodukhov was free of Soviet forces. This would prevent the enemy from breaking out of the trap forming around Kharkov and any possible escape from there to the east. Early that morning the company moved out along with their new Tiger tanks. It would be a challenging task.

Bogodukhov, Ukraine

The Third Battle of Kharkov was a series of battles on the Eastern Front of World War II, undertaken by the German Army Group South against the Red Army, around the city of Kharkov between 19 February and 15 March 1943. Known to the German side as the Donets Campaign, and in the Soviet Union as the Donbas and Kharkov operations, the German counterstrike led to the recapture of the cities of Kharkov and Belgorod.

Wikipedia: Third Battle of Kharkov

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