12th SS Rolled Into Krinkelt. The Fog Killed Its Tanks
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@Cold-Steel-War · 3 weeks ago
STEEL SHEET - Krinkelt-Rocherath<br><br>Dates: 17-19 December 1944 (villages held). (Wikipedia, Battle of Elsenborn Ridge)<br><br>German attacker: 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend + 277th Volksgrenadier Div. (Tracesofwar)<br><br>Panther gun: long 75mm, built to kill at over a mile. (Wikipedia, Panther tank)<br><br>Why it lost: fog + narrow streets forced point-blank, cancelling the long gun. (US Army CMH)<br><br>644th TD score: 17 tanks destroyed, 3 disabled, 2 assault guns. (US Army CMH)<br><br>Two Shermans: knocked out 5 Panthers trapped in Rocherath streets. (National WWII Museum)<br><br>Local tally: ~21 AFVs by bazooka teams + ~27 by guns and mines. (The Tank Museum)<br><br>Whole-battle tanks: ~114 German tanks lost at Elsenborn Ridge 16-26 Dec, NOT the villages. (Wikipedia)
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