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January 1st 1943
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Designed M4 Jess*
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In a effort to threaten Rostov from the northwest, the Russian XXV Tanks Corps launched its '42-'43 winter offensive on Army Group Don in an attempt to strike at the rear of Army Detachment "Hollidt". Misled by the slight resistance offered by the Italian 8th Army, the Russians neglected to send out advance reconnaissance units. Catching the Russians completely by suprise, armoured columns were quickly surrounded. Using separate packs of tanks, the Russians repeatedly tried to force a breach in the noose. One such breakthrough attempt met with some success as it raced towards the village of Noromaryevka. Here, Major Bake held a covering position with his 2nd Battalion, 11th Panzer Regiment. *
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Play only as the Russians with C&C off.*
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M4
