LLv34_Snefens
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Turn 40, Morning Feb 2nd 1944 At Kampfgruppe Herzog the Pz.Jg.Abt.21 with a company of StuG assault guns fall back under heavy pressure east of Batetskaya. Enemy advances both north and south of the unit threatening an encirclement. 24.ID begin to occupy the rail position south of Batetskaya, while 225.ID still haven't arrived with many units at the town. South of the Luga River, 11.ID moves towards Peredolskaya and is badly needed, as the newly identified 24th Rifle Brigade broke through the lines of Pio.Btl.28 and also threatend to encircled the Pz.Btl of 12th Pz-Div. The solution for the battalion was however, just to continue the attack that started last night and re-establish contact with Gr.Rgt.502. With this taken care of, the 1./Pz.Pio.Btl.32 moves back east of Peredolskaya, directly in the path of 24th Rifle Brigades advance. The 2. company of the battalion also observes an enemy battalion of the brigade north of Ugorody. At Medved the enemy remained passive during the night and Pio.Btl.656 can fall back to the bridge at Vysonovo. II./Pz.Gr.Rgt.5 reaches the river as well, and take a line south of Medved. The Withdrawal of KG von Wickede continues at Mshaga, this day completely giving up all ground NE of the Mshaga River. The 67th Army's advance south of the Shelon River in the flank of the KG requires Pz.Aufkl.Abt.12 to shift 5km SW down the southern river bank. This enemy advance still threatens KG von Kirchensittenbach, which nonetheless makes contact with Gen.Lt. Bodenhausen this day. It is not without a setbach though, as I./Art.Rgt.66 of 30.ID are getting cut off. It's most likely that the 7 15cm Howitzers and 3 21cm French captured Mörsers of the battalion will be lost as they lack motorized transportation. As was already reported last night, it has been impossible to form a solid defensive line by KG Hasse, and also KG Licht are forced to fall back. Enemy aerosans are observed in the southern-most flank of the KG, but with help of the arriving pioneers from 15.SS-Gr.Div, the enemy recon unit is forced back from where it came.
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