Chronology of World War II
Friday, November 19
Panther Tanks Near Fastiv
Panther tanks of the
Leibstandarte
Division, part XXXXVIII
Panzer
Corps, assemble near the town of Fastiv in mid November 1943, which at that time was located on the left flank of the Soviet incursion into the German lines, to provide the heavy armored punch for the counteroffensive being planned by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein.