 However, some pockets of resistance in the city did not abate until December 22 when the soldiers of the 74th Division, the 95th NKVD Regiment and separate parts of the 71st Brigade burst in Debaltseve and captured the city.German troops suffered heavy losses in personnel; staff documents of the 117th Infantry Regiment were seized, as well as its banner, a war diary and record materials of personnel, and Iron Crosses meant for keeping up fighting spirit of the German soldiers.But the German Army could not accept the loss of an important railway junction and brought up fresh reserves.