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The cavalry troops' attack on the enemy's armored units, though only a part of the tanks were destroyed, indeed played a role in delaying the advance of the enemy's tank forces.
The tank units were forced to deploy into formation to counter the cavalry attack and galloped across rough terrain for over an hour.
By the time the cavalry troops were completely defeated and retreated, the number of tanks that were malfunctioning or damaged exceeded those that were destroyed.
Many of the tanks were even immobilized by gopher holes, the most modern war machines hobbled by harsh environments and this primitive form of troops.
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Prussian Tenth Army Group Corps Command.
General Boke couldn't help exclaiming, "Halting progress after a cavalry charge? I didn't know our armored units had become this frail!"