On D+7 1st Guards Tank Army had attacked west with two divisions (one tank, the other motorized rifle) in the first echelon across a front of roughly 38 kilometers. This was essentially the area defended by the US V Corps 8th Infantry (Mechanized) and 3rd Armored divisions. Their covering forces were pulled back into the …
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