 Soviet combat groups of the 8th Guards Army and the 1st Guards Tank Army fought their way through the southern suburbs of Neukölln towards Tempelhof Airport which was located just inside the "S-Bahn" defensive ring.Defending Sector D was Panzer Division "Müncheberg".This division, down to its last dozen tanks and thirty armoured personnel carriers (APC)s, had been promised replacements for battle losses but only stragglers and "Volkssturm" were available to fill the ranks.