The Soviets and the Românian Communist rebels around Timişoara had gathered for a last stand with help from the Yugoslav Partisans. It was at this point that the Românian and German forces felt they needed to end the Euro-Communist axis once and for all. Whist Germany lay siege to the town with Panzer III tanks, supported by Elefant (German: "elephant") and Grille (German: "cricket") mobile artillery units, Românian forces also entered the town five days into the siege using three borrowed German [Panzer VIII Maus (German: "Mouse") tanks. the rebels’ six Polish designed TP7 tanks now stood a chance, but the rebels would engage the government forces in fierce and bloody hand-to-hand fighting until they surrendered on the 13th. The Soviets and Românian traitors were shown little mercy, while