The Competition & Teaser Thread

[ComradeP]

That's sort of what we guessed initially, but there are problems with that:

-LSSAH's purple-ish, and it isn't on the map. At the point where the SS could be lined up like this, Totenkopf would be partially north of the Psel and LSSAH would be in the northern part of the map, which it isn't. Maybe it would be somewhat to the north of the map, but Das Reich would need to be there in its entirety and it seems to be missing some units and most of its armour.

-After counting, there's a problem in general as the northern and southern SS force is composed of about 4 infantry battalions (there are 3 visible in the south, but I'm guessing the 4th is in a stack near the objective in the village at the frontline in the south) and there's just 1 regimental HQ in the north. SS Panzergrenadier divisions normally had 6 battalions in total, but it varied based on if additional battalions were (temporarily) attached. It's just a bit odd that the map is cut with about 4 infantry battalions of both on the map, as if it's a Panzer division.

-Where's all the Soviet infantry? 9th Airborne for example? There are what looks like just 2 Guards Regiments of some sort here, not even a full division. One of the things I don't understand is why there are just two regiments and why they don't belong to the same division. At Prokhorovka, the regular Soviet Tank Corps had their infantry with them. There isn't any in the north.

5th Guards Mechanized Corps was initially in reserve, but was split up and committed to the north (facing Totenkopf), center (facing Das Reich) and south (facing III Panzer Korps). In the center, it was deployed north of 2nd Guards Tank Corps. Here, the infantry is south of the Guards Tank Corps in the upper part of the map.

The 183rd Rifle and 93rd Guards Rifle divisions would also need to be on the map.

The map is 30 kilometres long north-south.

-Where is the 167th Infantry Division? The counter background colours indicate two SS formations. In order for this to be near Prokhorovka, the formation to the south would need to be the 167th.

-What is the second Guards Tank Corps? Only the 2nd Guards Tank Corps was in this sector on the 12th, the 5th Guards Tank Corps was attacking from the west with 1st Tank Army and no Soviet maps I've seen indicate other Guards mobile units in Corps strength at that time being in the area. Besides, the area the southern units are in would be about to be attacked by III Panzer Korps and captured after Prokhorovka, hardly the time to launch an attack.

-Where is 2nd Tank Corps?

-Where is the Prokhorovka-Pokrovka railroad branch?

-Where is the lake north of Nepkhaevo, if it was there at the time?

-Teterevino and several other places are on the wrong side of the railroad and the western river.