On November 24, Guderian made his last effort and attacked the XXIV Panzer Corps northeast of Tula. The 17th Panzer Division advanced to Kaszyra, the 4th Panzer Division and the Grossdeutschland regiment moved west and attempted to cut off the railway leading to Tula. However, after a few days of advancing, his deployed troops were forced to stop - encountered unexpected Soviet strong forces.

On December 2, Guderian decided to make another attempt to break the Tula and destroy the 50th Army. The Kampfgruppe "Eberbach" and the "Grossdeutschland" regiment pushed westward and were successful. The motorized infantry reached the Tula-Sierpuchow railway line ...
