In March 1944 the German Sixth Army was threatened with encirclement from Soviet troops! 138 and 144 Mountain Infantry Regiments of the 3rd Mountain Division were ordered to hold a bridgehead on Inhulets River against Soviet counterattacks until the German forces could evacuate the area.
The German Sixth Army was threatened with encirclement from Soviet troops! 138 and 144 Mountain Infantry Regiments of the 3rd Mountain Division were ordered to hold a bridgehead on Inhulets River against Soviet counterattacks until the German forces could evacuate the area. This was in March 1944.