Ozerovskii, South West of Prokhorovka: July 6th, 1943. (Scenario Size: Korp. Head to Head or Team Play, German Human vs Soviet AI) By early afternoon both Liebstandarte and Das Reich had breached the Soviet second line of defence. While Hugo Kraas's 1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment was tasked with holding the left flank, the rest of Liebstandarte pushed north towards Luchki North and the ultimate goal of Teterevino North. Das Reich was to mop up Major Petr Vladimirovich Krutov's 156th Guards Rifle Regiment in Luchki South and then push along the left bank of the Donets to the Ozerovskii/Kalinin precinct. Das Reich's ultimate goal was to join Liebstandarte at Teterevino North as well as take Belenikhino and anchor the II SS Panzer Korp's right flank along the railway. Vatutin's operational reserves from 3rd Mechanised as well as 31st & 5th Guards Tank Corp were beginning to arrive near the SS breakthrough and despite a planned coordinated counterattack, expediency required piecemeal commitment. By the end of the day 5th Guard's Tank Corp had lost over 100 tanks.
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