Group: soc.history.war.world-war-ii
From: thornley@visi.com (David Thornley)
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: Balck on the Chir

In article ,
Opry phantom wrote:

> "Tatsinskaya pocket", gave the 11th the the code name "Hannibal". In
>this time period, the 11th panzer was credited with destroying 225
>Soviet tanks; 347 anti tank guns; 30,000 troops Balck's losses:16
>tanks; 12 anti tank guns; 215 kia; 155 missing; 1000 wounded.
>
Credited by whom? Is there any confirmation from the Soviet side?

How often did Balck hold the battlefield long enough for a good
count to be conducted?



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