Olin's Surprise ETO (id:#57572)

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Nove-Koszary, Russia 1944-07-06 (9 others)

Overview:

German intelligence indicated the Soviets would launch a powerful offensive with tank forces along the Kovel-Lublin rail line. Reconnaissance revealed the marshes in the area were drying up, making this approach far from ‘tank-proof’ terrain. Convinced of the accuracy of this assessment, Obersturmbanfuhrer Nuhlenkamp moved his Panzers into covered positions in the area around Maciejow with the aim of defeating an enemy attack north of the Kovel-Lublin rail line. An enemy thrust, obviously an armed reconnaissance, was beaten back, allowing the bulk of the Kampfgruppe to change positions in preparation for the expected Russian offensive. The redeployment could not have come too soon. The following day a dust-shrouded ‘steel armada’ appeared over the horizon as the Soviets launched a massive attack on an east-west axis with several hundred tanks. The companies of Wiking stood ready in their well-camouflaged positions, ready to bring concentrated fire to bear.

Defender: German (SS) (Kampfgruppe formed from SS-Panzer Regiment 5 and Sturmfuhrer Olin's Panther Platoon)  

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