As the German 6th Army, trapped in Stalingrad, approached capitulation  the
Soviets attempted to exploit their success against the 3rd Rumanian Army by
driving on Rostov in a bid to cut-off communications between 4th Panzer Ar-
my and Army Group A in the Caucasus. The 3rd Rumanian, and 4th Panzer
boldly held against repeated attacks in this sector and prevented the Soviets
from liberating Rostov.




