▁August ▁and ▁September , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁German ▁agents ▁were ▁dropped ▁in ▁various ▁locations . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁groups ▁received ▁active ▁assistance ▁from ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Che ch ens . ▁Their ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁Gro z ny ▁pet role um ▁ref in ery ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁its ▁destruction ▁by ▁the ▁retre ating ▁S ovi ets , ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁it ▁until ▁the ▁German ▁First ▁Pan zer ▁Army ▁arrived . ▁However , ▁the ▁German ▁off ensive ▁st alled ▁after ▁capt uring ▁only ▁the ▁eth nic - Russ ian ▁town ▁of ▁Mal g ob ek ▁in ▁Ing ush et ia . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁made ▁concert ed ▁efforts ▁to ▁coordinate ▁with ▁Isra il ov , ▁but ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁c ede ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁revolution ary ▁movement ▁to ▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁and ▁his ▁continued ▁ins istence ▁on ▁German ▁recognition ▁of ▁Che chen ▁independence , ▁led ▁many ▁Germ ans ▁to ▁consider ▁Isra il ov ▁as ▁un re li able , ▁and ▁his ▁plans ▁un real istic . ▁Although ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁undert ake ▁cover t ▁operations ▁in ▁Che ch ny as uch ▁as ▁the ▁sab ot age ▁of ▁Gro z ny ▁oil ▁fields att empt s ▁at ▁a ▁German – Che chen ▁al liance ▁fl ound ered . ▁ ▁That ▁the ▁Che ch ens ▁actually ▁were ▁al lied ▁to ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁is ▁highly ▁question able ▁and ▁usually ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁false . W ood , ▁Tony . ▁Che ch