I was not familiar with this battle so I made my choice, which was to go west. 1) to avoid isolation from other units and supply lines in Romania and 2) to avoid leaving a hole in the front.
So then, I couldn’t resist looking at what they actually did.
It must have been a bittersweet victory for the troops, with Mannstein being relieved and Hube dying in a plane crash shortly after.
Anything that avoided death or captivity with the Soviets was a victory. And the loss of Hube was a huge loss for the Germans. He was a very competent commander, and like Model, he was one of the few that was both competent and held in high regard by Hitler.