Another panzer corps was to thrust past to the south of the city.
The outlook for his battered panzer corps was now far worse than it had been a week earlier.
Its strongest unit, the 56th Panzer Corps, was lost for the moment and could not be found.
It was then used to protect the flanks of the 48th Panzer Corps.
Later in the war it was possible to find panzer corps that consisted solely of infantry divisions.
This was in no way similar to a German Panzer Corps.
During the battle, the 161st was responsible for protecting the flank of the 3rd Panzer Corps.
A panzer corps consisted of two to three divisions and auxiliary attachments.
The Panzer Corps now slowed their advance considerably but had put themselves in a very vulnerable position.
Rauss, even with the new Panzer Corps attached, was in difficulty.