March 1944

Eastern Front

The 1st Guards Army launches fierce attacks upon Tarnopol, taking the railway station. Neinhoff is confined to the city center and part of Zagrobela, holding and area less than a mile square. As the 3rd Ukrainian Front pushes toward Odessa, Ochakov is overrun by the 46th Army.

As March draws to a close the Rumanian 4th Army begins to enter the combat line in northern Rumanian, deploying between the 1st Hungarian and 8th Armies.

During March the Ostheer has lost 3 panzer and 3 infantry divisions from its order of battle but 2 SS panzer, 2 SS panzer grenadier, 1 jaeger, 2 reserve and 4 infantry divisions enter the line. However, the newly committed divisions are nowhere near regulation strength, many not even making up a full strength regiment. German paper strength stands at 23 panzer, 9 panzer grenadier and 140 infantry divisions.