In February 1944, as Soviet forces drew the noose tight around the pocket in Ukraine, Germany’s encircled Group Stemmermann launched a desperate breakout attempt. With 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking ...
When over 59,000 German troops lay trapped in a frozen Ukrainian pocket, the relief columns plunged in — only to find themselves in a sea of mud, ice and relentless Soviet pressure. Panther tanks ...