lol, noted.Jan-Hendrik wrote:Please, it is the GM Paul TzschöckellKG Tzschökell
Jan-Hendrik
While Gruppe Pfeiffer was active and defended the Bystraja-Gnilaja line in front of the oncoming Soviet 24TC, Gruppe Philipp was only forming around the core of Stab.Harko.310 in Werchne Kolzoff, south of Tatsinskaja. Its main combat group was to be G.R.579, from the overstretched 306.I.D. which was also stationed around Werchne Kolzoff.
So, around the time it was fighting to recapture Tatsinskaja, Gruppe Philipp was composed of:
Gruppe Philipp – Werchne Kolzoff
-Stab Harko 310
- Inf.Rgt.579 (9 schtz.-, 2 M.G. Kp. [ohne 1 btl. = w/o Stab I.Btl. and 4.Kp.]*)
---- Rgt.Stab, StabsKp., 9., 10., 11.Kp.:Kolzoff (23.12)
---- Stab.III.Btl., 1., 2., 3., 12.Kp.:Gorloff (23.12)
---- II.Btl. und 14.Kp.: Kolzoff (23.12)
- I./Flak 61 (3 schwere, 1 leichte Bttr.)
- 1 leichte Flak Bttr. / VIII Flieger-Korps
- 1 StuG-Bttr. / Lw.FD.8 (4 StuG)
* Stab.I.Btl. and 4.Kp. were sent northeast to Gruppe Pfeiffer either on the evening of the 23.12 or on the 24.12.
Gruppe Philipp was tasked to attack Tatsinskaja from the south (thus to recapture the aerodrome). It was subordinated to XXXXVIII.Pz.K., then directly to 11.Pz.D. for the main attack on the town, and then back to rum.AOK.3 (soon to be Armee-Gruppe Hollidt). Actually, every units attacking the town were under the command of the 11.Pz.D.