(03-08-2015, 06:29 AM)ComradeP Wrote: By the way, why did the attack at Gresnoye fail, did the SS turn back when the Soviets attacked their flank? Judging by the maps in the designer notes, the frontline barely moved at all from the 8th to the 9th, whilst even a small gain would have significantly improved XXXXVIII Panzerkorps starting situation on the 9th.
I need to re read that particular day, but the SS made good progress, but the idea was to assist XXXXVIII Pz Korp by pressuring the rear of the troops that was holding that Korp up. The idea was that a Gross Deutschland et al would break through the Soviets and meet the SS pocketing the Soviets between them. XXXXVIII Pz Korp, went nowhere and left the SS out on a limb - subsequently requiring them to pull back. Ultimately this disaster continued for days as the Soviets had salients around the German penetration.
The Soviet flank attack was obviously an issue, but that went in a few hours after the SS
Panzers attacked. Hausser (II SS Pz Korp) decided to continue the operation and hoped his PzGr supported by Totenkopfs Panzers would be enough....
David
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