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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. |