By Fire and Flame ETO (id:#61630)

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Glebovka, Russia 1943-02-05 (2 others)

Overview:

In the early hours, Soviet seaborne forces landed on the beaches of Yuzhnaya Ozerekya, and throughout the morning had advanced two-kilometres inland, behind a tank spearhead of American Stuart tanks; conducting what was in essence, "a reconnaissance in force". By the late afternoon, this force threatened to capture the Axis held town of Glebovka. In desperation, the Romanians, in an attempt to slow the Russians' advance, threw whatever units they had on hand. The Engineers of the 58th Battalion located in nearby Krasno Medvedovskaya and the freshly arriving German panzerjägers of the Panzerjäger Abteilung 173 were quickly rushed into battle, just as the leading Soviet units were entering the outskirts of Glebovka. The German panzerjägers and the Romanian engineers, by fire and flame, managed to stop the Soviet advance, but were now faced with the task of digging them out of the factory.

Defender: Russian (Soviet 255th Marine Brigade)  

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