Another steamroller offensive aimed at smashing the XLVII Pz Corps deplyed to defend Kirovograd, which protected the route to the German rear.
The line was rebuilt after Manstein moved in two fresh divisions to mount a counterattack.
Leading this effort was the Totenkopft division, just as the Soviet were preparing for a final push, the Totenkopft burst upon them and scattered several Russian divisions.

This was only a temporary respite, tough.
