▁SS ▁Stand arten führ er ▁Jo achim ▁Pe i per ' s ▁ 1 st ▁SS ▁Pan zer ▁Division , ▁the ▁spe ar head ▁of ▁SS ▁Ober st gru ppen führ er ▁Se pp ▁Diet rich ’ s ▁Six th ▁Pan zer ▁Army . ▁The ▁inf antry ▁would ▁then ▁secure ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁route ▁near ▁Los heimer gra ben . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 2 th ▁Volks gren ad ier ▁Division ▁reached ▁Los he img ra ben ▁at ▁ 7 : 0 0   a . m . ▁East ▁of ▁Los heim , ▁K ampf gruppe ▁Pe i per ▁expected ▁to ▁reach ▁Los he img ra ben ▁by ▁ 8 : 0 0   a . m ., ▁but ▁the ▁t anks ▁were ▁held ▁up ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Bl ank en heim - S chn ied ▁road ▁which ▁was ▁con g ested ▁with ▁horse - dra wn ▁art illery , ▁inf antry men , ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁vehicles . ▁Pe i per ▁himself ▁tried ▁to ▁sort ▁out ▁the ▁mess ▁at ▁one ▁cross ro ads . ▁For ▁unknown ▁reasons ▁German ▁engine ers ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁repair ing ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁over pass es ▁on ▁the ▁Los heim - Los heimer gra ben ▁road ▁until ▁nearly ▁no on , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁was ▁not ▁rep a ired ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁When ▁Pe i per ▁got ▁word ▁that ▁the ▁over pass ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁rep a