Panther tanks of Kampfgruppe Bockhoff began attacking towards Puffendorf in the early morning. Sherman tanks of 2nd Armoured Division, deployed in open ground bore the brunt of the attack. Struggling in the mud, the guns of the Sherman's were largely ineffective against more heavily armoured Panthers. Often sheltering behind ruined buildings their experienced crews maintained a safe distance, from the more vunerable Sherman's.
Later that morning the battered US forces withdrew, 2nd Battalion having lost 19 tanks.

From: Osprey Publishing's: Campaign 181, The Siegfried Line 1944-45.

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