Jagdtigers at Klingenberg*
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Date: April 5, 1945 *
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Battle Location: Klingenberg, Germany*
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Battle Type: Germany delay vs France advance*
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Description: In the growing chaos of the final days of the third Reich the schwere Panzerjaeger Abteilung 653, fighting on the Western Front, had been retreating for some time and had reached the area near Heilbronn.*
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The unit had been equipped with the monstrous Jagdtiger tank destroyers, potentially a dangerous weapon but constant pressure from the enemy had reduced their numbers. Mechanical problems and minimal service support also took a toll on the available numbers. Establishing a command post in Cleebronn, the commander of the Abteilung sought to send individual Jagdtigers into action.*
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At Klingenberg, a small village near Nordheim, an intensive battle developed when some Jagdtigers engaged units of the French 5th Armored Division.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the German side.*
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Source: Muench, Karlheinz - The Combat History of German Heavy Anti-Tank Unit 653*
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**

