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The bitter Russian winter of
1943/44 was matched by some of the toughest fighting of the ground
war. Between the Carpathian Mountains and the Dneiper River elements
of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler reinforced
their fearsome reputation. Panthers of SS Pz.Rgt. 1 move forward
to engage Soviet armour, passing a Tiger of the 13th Heavy Company
LAH. Overhead, Fw190A's of Hptm Erich Rudorffer's II/JG54 lend
support by hunting for Soviet ground attack aircraft ahead of
the panzer spearhead. |