Tigers Counterattack*
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Date: January 7, 1943*
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Battle Location: Near Stavropol, Southern Russia*
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Battle Type: Germany advance vs Soviet Union delay*
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Description: In December 1942 the German schwere Panzer Abteilung 503 was shipped off to southern Russia and assigned to Army Group Don in order to help stabilise the front.*
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However at this time the front in the south was not so much a front as it was a series of German outposts and blocking positions near key points such as road or railway junctions and river crossing sites. For the 503d it would mostly be a case of rearguard actions where the Abteilung was used in a very fluid manner being moved around from hotspot to hotspot.*
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On January 7 the probably largest single employment of the battalion occurred when it teamed up with the II/Panzergrenadier Regiment 128 attacking in the direction of Stavropol, and successfully routed a tank supported Soviet forces without suffering any Tigers lost.*
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Notes: If played against the AI the human player should take the German side.*
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Source: Wilbeck, C.W -  Swinging The Sledgehammer: The Combat Effectiveness of German Heavy Tank Battalions In World War II.
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Design by:  Ulf Lundstrom.**

