JANUARY 10, 1943

After repair and refitting you are ordered to return to Army Group Center in November 1942, where you are ordered to the Vitebsk, Polozk and Nevel triangle, which is not far behind the front lines. Meanwhile a Russian offensive is close to capturing Velikiye Luki and the area you used to patrol in late 1941 and early 1942.

Starting in January 1943 there are a series of anti-partisan operations aimed at stopping the increasing (and more sophisicated) partisan attacks on the railways. Your current orders are for you and Panzerzug 61 to support the 201st Security Division in suppressing partisan activity near Gorodok (north of Vitebsk and east of Polozk). First, you have to repair the railway tracks so your train can move north...

