Skill in Khilki ETO (id:#57880)

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Khilki, Western Ukraine 1944-02-17 (18 others)

Overview:

The Russian Winter campaign in the Southern Front had been blunted in two places, but the third, near Cherkassy, succeeded in overwhelming the thin German infantry line. Russian General Konev rushed fresh units into the breach and the subsequent breakout netted a huge pocket containing no less the 10 divisions of the German Eighth Army. After nearly a month trapped inside the Russian pocket, the Germans were desperate to break out to freedom. The German plan called for a relief attack from the forces outside the pocket and a breakout for those forces trapped inside. On the northern flank of the pocket the Russians were trying to collapse the corridor at the small village of Khilki.

Defender: German (Elements of Austrian Artillery Regiment and 72nd and 389th Regiments SS Panzer Division "Wilken")  

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