A detailed account of the 1942/43 German Offensive in the Caucasus region of Southern Russia. Units taking part included 5-SS Wiking, and 3, 13, 116 and 23 Pz. Divisions. The offensive was intended to capture the strategically essential oil fields at Baku and so provide petroleum products for the fuel-starved Wehrmacht. Although initially successful, the operation culminated in a desperate withdrawal that almost trapped an entire army group - a disaster surpassing even Stalingrad.