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[Plain Ian]

12th SS panzer in the Bulge: 16th - 25th December




First a quick chart of the 5 main armoured units in the Division. The strength reports in the game show s.Pz Jager Bn 560 as one unit but in the game it operates as two units/companies because they have different AFV's. There also appears to be a mistake in the scenario design as the SS Pz Regiment 1 is made up of two units both designated I/SS Pz Rgt 1? In the chart above I've relabelled the PzIV equipped Battalion as II/SS pz Rgt 1 as I think thats what it should be called in the game?
Anyway you can see the pretty steady decline of these units and the fatigue levels (colours indicate fatigue) show what days roughly the units were involved in combat.

16th Dec - 6am Day 1


Ok here is the Division at the start of the campaign with SS Pz Jager Bn 12 and I/SS Pz Gr Rgt 25 at Hollerath ready to move and support the 277 VGD. The rest of the Division is Fixed but ready to move with most of the armour at the back of the column.

17th Dec - 6 am Day 2


The Jagdpanzers are racing towards Krinkelt but appear to have taken some casualties in the first day. (2 tanks) Some more of 12th SS has been released and some of it appear to be in the Lanzerath area? Most of the Division is still fixed.

18th Dec - 6 am Day 3

Weather has changed from Snow to Soft. The battle of Krinkelt/Rocherath of the 17th are over. Bullingen has also fallen after a token effort to hold it. Interestingly 3 Panthers have been lost despite the fact the unit has not even been in action and is still struggling to clear Hollerath. 
Michael has detached a Regiment to support the 326th VGD (dark red inserts) just south of Schoneseiffen. 
The Bullingen area is jammed with 1st SS units but its 12th VGD units (red insert) which are over the Warche R. just south west Elsenborn. There are two KG peiper units below them bu these are just the tail of the unit, then main body is at Malmedy. 
The 18th will see the start for the battle of Elsenborn. 

19th Dec - 6 am Day 4


Another day and Elsenborn has fallen. 12th SS units have led the way with most of its armour involved. Armour losses have been pretty heavy especially the II/SS Pz Rgt 1 PzIV Bn. However as well as attacking west to Elsenborn, the 12th has also pushed US forces out of the good defensive terrain to the north with the aid of the 277th VGD and overwhelming artillery. The detached unit from Schoneseiffen is now reunited. 
To the west 12th VGD appear to have dug and are obviously waiting on support arriving. The 3rd Pz GD is arriving in the Bullingen area, (dark grey insert) 
Further west KG Peiper is over at Malmedy and his King Tigers look to be heading north whilst the rest look west towards Spa. 
At this point if I remember right I was busy building defenses at Sourbrodt and Robertville and preparing to pull back from Elsenborn to the woods behind. I also had Paratroopers and Tank Destroyers from the 30th Diviison rushing to the Marsh hexes north of his King Tigers. (517th Para Inf Rgt which must have been attached to 30th Division during the Bulge?)
My battered 99th Division and parts of 9th Division was falling back north and the 2nd and 1st weer faaling back from Elsenborn. 

I'll take a brake and post this in case I get timed out......