1945年2月3日、第503SS重戦車大隊のケーニヒスティーガー4両がハンス・フォークト少将の戦闘団（ネーベルヴェルファーの補充要員3,000名と各種警戒・訓練兵2,300名）が防衛するアルンスヴァルデに到着した。重戦車に任せられたのは、市北側のルートを開放することである。
2月4日、別の4両が攻撃を行ったがソ連軍戦車の反撃に遭い、ホーエンヴァルデで阻止される。ソ連軍戦車も損害を出したが、ケーニヒスティーガーのうち1両が起動輪を破壊され移動不能に陥った。残る4両で
A second attack with another four Königtigers was stopped at Hohenwalde and north of Sammenthin by a Soviet tank counterattack. Several Soviet tanks were destroyed in the engagement and the Tiger II of Untersturmführer Bromann took a hit to its drive wheel and was immobilised. During the night the three other tanks towed it to the Marienkirche churchyard in Arnswalde. At the end of 4 February seven Königtigers were still operational in Arnswalde.
2月5日、アルンスヴァルデに対しソ連軍は攻撃の手を強めたが、その全てが撃退された。フォークト少将は投降を検討したが、第503SS重戦車大隊の将校は脱出を主張した。
On 7 February, SS-Untersturmführer Fritz Kauerauf took command of three Königtigers at Zachen that had been repaired by the Abteilung workshop located at Stargard. He was ordered to attack from Reetz to relieve and break the encirclement of Arnswalde. Before reaching Reetz, which had been occupied by the Soviets, Kauerauf’s platoon was diverted to support 11. Panzer Abteilung ‘Herman von Salza’ in Jacobshagen. The tanks were then attached to 11. Armee under Kampfgruppe Munzel.
Meanwhile, the Königtigers in Arnswalde continue to hold off Soviet attacks.
In the early morning of 8 February SS-Untersturmführer Kauerauf was ordered to stop the advance of the Soviets across the Ihna Bridge, south of Jacobshagen (where the command post of 11. Panzer Abteilung ‘Herman von Salza’ was located), towards Ziegenhagen and Klein Silber. The attack consisted of Kauerauf’s Königtiger and three StuG assault guns under SS-Oberscharführer Phillipp Wild. The advance was halted when they encountered a strong Soviet force on a ridge east of Ihna.
They were reinforced by another two Königtigers under SS-Obersturmführer Kaes, commander of the 503rd’s 2nd Company, and another 10 StuG assault guns of the 11. SS-Panzerdivision ‘Nordland’, as well as a company Fallschirmjäger. They attack at around noon towards Ziegenhagen. The Fallschirmjäger take an anti-tank gun position on the outskirts of Ziegenhagen, then carry on to along both sides of the road and over the Ihna bridge into Ziegenhagen. This is follow by some hard fighting for the town, during which the Königtigers knock our three IS-2 heavy tanks.
By the evening, the Kampfgruppe had taken defensive positions on the southern outskirts of Klein Silber facing towards Reetz. Later that night three drums of fuel arrive for the Königtigers (each drum contains 200 litres gasoline).
The group in Arnswalde hold off more Soviet attacks at Schönwerder and Sandow.