in august 1943, the mius front already consisted of three lines of german defense, up to 50 km deep.ank of the mius river, which the germans occupied, was very beneficial and convenient for them. they built such structures there, bunkers, pillboxes, and underground structures, and naturally, the approach to them was very difficult. the red army advanced on a 180 km long defense line. she was opposed by three german army corps, groups of the army south under the general manstein's command. general manstein received a direct order from hitler to hold the territory of the donbass region so that it would not become. and manstein, with whom the pope continuously met throughout the war, is also stalingrad, where the pope, the second guards army, stopped. manstein's tank army, here again is the same manstein. on august 28, the decisive stage of the narrow breakthrough began, the assault on the saur grave. the highest point of german fortifications. here was the headquarters and main command post of the sixth army of the wehrmacht, that is, adjusting there. which, in comparison with the kurs