398
Soviet General Staff Study, p. 28.
399
Anlagen zum KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, Tagesmeldungen der 16. Pz.Div. am 5.2.44, T314, R208, F000506 and Soviet General Staff Study, p. 28.
400
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R206, F1252ff.
401
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R206, F1258-60.
402
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R206, F1258-60 and 6.2.44, T314, R206, F1272; Michael Schadewitz, Einsätze des “schweren Panzerregiments Bäke” vom 24. Januar bis 17. Februar 1944, p. 9, BA-MA MSg 2/4396; Tagesmelddung III. Pz.Korps 5.2.44, T313, R71, F7308406.
403
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R206, F1266ff.
404
PzAOK 1 Ia KTB Nr. 13, 6 February 1944, T313, R69, F7305861-3.
405
Ibid.
406
The Korsun’-Shevchenkovskii Operation, pp. 28–29.
407
PzAOK 1 Ia KTB Nr. 13, 6 February 1944, T313, R69, F7305862; KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R206, F1272ff; 17. Pz.Div. Tagesmeldung an III. Pz.Korps am 6.2.44, T314, R208, F543; III. Pz.Korps Ia, “Morgenmedlungen der Div. am 7.2.44,” T314, R208, F569.
408
U. von Alvensleben, Lauter Abschiede (Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main, 1971), p. 379.
409
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R206, F1274. The infantry battalion was the II./Gren.Rgt. 305. Probably the assault guns belonged to 249. StuG.Abt., which was on the eastern half of III. Pz.Korps on 5 February (see III. Pz.Korps Ia Nr. 216/44, “Gliederung des III. Pz.Korps am 5.2.1944,” NARA T314, R208, F000518).
410
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 6.2.44, T314, R206, F1274-6. The attack towards Tatianovka was made by Pz.Gren.Rgt. 79.
411
See, III.Pz.Korps Ia Nr 219/44 geh., 5.2.44, 23.00 Uhr, T314, R208, F514 and 1. Pz.Div. Tagesmeldung an III. Pz.Korps am 6.2.44,, T314, R208, F541.
412
PzAOK 1 Ia KTB Nr. 13, 6 February 1944, T313, R69, F7305863; KTB AOK 8 Ia, 6 February 1944, 19.15-21.30, T312, R64, F7581841f.
413
KTB AOK 8 Ia, 6 February 1944, 19.15-21.30, T312, R64, F7581841f; KTB PzAOK 1 Ia, 7.2.44, T313, R69, F7305864f. The order from von Manstein (HGr Süd Ia Nr 652/44 gKdos, 6.2.44, 19.55 Uhr) can be found in the Anlagen zum KTB PzAOK 1 Ia, T313, R70, F7306559-63.
414
KTB PzAOK 1 Ia, 7.2.44, T313, R69, F7305864-7; KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 7.2.44, T314, R206, F1278-82 and T314, R207, F0004-10.
415
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 7.2.44, T314, R206, F1278-82. According to Michael Schadewitz, Einsätze des “schweren Panzerregiments Bäke” vom 24. Januar bis 17. Februar 1944, p. 9, BA-MA MSg 2/4396, p. 9, Repki was taken on 7 February. However according to the KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, Repki was in German hands at 14.00hrs on 8 February. Since the latter source is more detailed and also a primary source, it has been relied upon here.
416
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 7.2.44, T314, R206, F1278-82 and T314, R207, F0004-10. The units were I. and II. Btl. from Gren.Rgt. 305, one company from II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 1 plus a tank company, most likely froom II./Pz.Rgt. 1. See 198. Inf.Div. Tagesmeldung an III. Pz.Korps am 7.2.44, T314, R208, F602.
417
Tagesmeldung 1. Pz.Div. an III. Pz.Korps am 7.2.44, T314, R208, F601. KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 7.2.44, T314, R206, F1278-82 and T314, R207, F0004-10; KTB PzAOK 1 Ia, 7.2.44, T313, R69, F7305864-7. Weather from KTB PzAOK 1 Ia, 8.2.44, T313, R69, F7305868 and KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00011.
418
III. Pz.Korps Ic, 10.2.44, Gefangenenvernehmung, T314, R212, F000598.
419
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00012-20.
420
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00012-14.
421
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00018-20.
422
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00020-22.
423
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00022.
424
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 8.2.44, T314, R207, F00022-24.
425
Ibid. It should be noted that the opinion that supply and not the Red Army was the main obstacle is not hindsight, but an opinion recorded at the time of the battle.
426
KTB III. Pz.Korps Ia, 9.2.44, T314, R207, F00028-30; III. Pz.Korps Ia, Morgenmeldungen der Div. am 9.2.44, T314, R208, F687.
427
KTB XXXXVII. Pz.Korps Ia, 3.2.44, T314, R1132, F000443; AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 3 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581819.
428
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581821.
429
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581822.
430
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581823.
431
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581824.
432
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581824.
433
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 3 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581815-9; AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581823; Funkspruch von XXXXII. A.K. an AOK 8, 4.2.44, 10.20 Uhr, in Anlagen zum KTB AOK 8. Ia, T312, R66, F7585141; Funkspruch von XXXXII. A.K. an AOK 8, 4.2.44, 13.16 Uhr, in Anlagen zum KTB AOK 8 Ia, T312, R66, F7585139.
434
The Korsun’-Shevchenkovskii Operation, pp. 31–35.
435
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581825-6.
436
AOK 8 Ia, Fernschreiben an HGr Süd, 4.2.44, 12.20 Uhr, T312, R64, F7582968.
437
See Monatszustandmeldungen in Anlagen zum KTB XXXXVII. Pz.Korps Ia, T314, R1132, F000649-000674.
438
AOK 8 Ia, Fernschreiben an HGr Süd, 4.2.44, 12.20 Uhr, T312, R64, F7582968.
439
Olaf Ehlers’ personal diary, 4 February 1944, BAMA MSg 2/3200.
440
XXXXVII. Pz.Korps Ia Tagesmeldung 4.2.44, in Anlagen zum KTB AOK 8 Ia, T312, R66, F7585129f.
441
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581825.
442
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581825-6. For some days the Germans had had a radio beacon at Korsun, to aid landing in darkness and poor weather; see Ofw. Günter Schmidt, O. U., den 29.6.1944, “Bericht über meine Einsätze in den Kessel von Tscherkassy,” BA-MA RL 10/641, Bl. 28.
443
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581827.
444
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 4 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581825.
445
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 5 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581829-32.
446
AOK 8 Ia KTB Nr. 3, 5 February 1944, T312, R64, F7581828-33.
447
KTB XXXXVII. Pz.Korps Ia, 5.2.44, T314, R1132, F000447.
448
KTB III./Pz.Rgt. 36, BA-MA RH 39/380. The units in the Kampfgruppe were III./Pz.Rgt. 36, I./Pz.Gren.Rgt. 103 and I./Pz.Art.Rgt. 4.
449
KTB III./Pz.Rgt. 36, BA-MA RH 39/380.