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The Dark Valley - Full Campaign - Part 4/4 : Spring 44 - Spring 45

Dernière mise à jour : 24 déc. 2019


May 44 ( Turn 33 ) :

Situation by the beginning of the month :

Chit pulling and elastic withdrawal prevents others successfull assaults from soviet ... but ending with deep battle is preparing a crucial June attack ...

June 44 ( Turn 34 ) :

soviet troops are closing to the front

'After movement, a deep battle chit is pulled which immediately leads to great offensive successes :

Zukhov launches on full Guard tank Army in the hole and liberate Minsk

InUkrainia, a pure Blitzkrieg style offensive surrounds the full Army Groups south Ukraine

July 44 ( Turn 35 ) :

One month later , Minsk was retaken by isolation , but Wermacht urgently needs to fall back due to the collapse of Ukrainia front .

Reinforcements are urged to protect access to Poland , while Rumania is left without any defending troops .

August 44 ( Turn 36 ) :

General retreat is continuing but Russian tanks continue their bloody advance toward Poland .

Another potential surrounding danger is approaching on the heads of Pripet armies retreating by foot .

September 44 ( Turn 37 / Mix) :

Baltic states are about to recover freedom while German troops are trying to defend south Vistula line.

With the liberation of Brest Litovsk , German troops are in danger of surrounding.

This Month , Rumania reverts to Soviet side

October 44 ( Turn 37 / Mud ) :

An incredible amount of artillery is massed on Vistula front to weaken German lines .

No more fresh troops are now available for Axis and their only chance of survival is relying on new troops available due to shorter front.

Untill now, all Russian attacks are ineffective, thanks to very poor CRT !

December 44 ( Turn 39 / Snow ) :

Elastic fall back to prevent massive assault from Russians. And once again Stavka is upset by the horrible CRT . If Artillery is not able to make the job, a breakthrough is very difficult to achieve !

January 45 ( Turn 40 / Snow ) :

At last , a deep battle offensive in Silesia industrial region has a good result . Added to the presence of cities ( negates ZOC) , it gives a huge possibility to penetrate deep in German defenses and enter South Germany and Czekoslovakia

February 45 ( Turn 41 / Snow ) :

It's beginning of February . Last SS Panzer divisions are urged in a desperate attempts to resist .

But situation is desperate. All troops surrender and German high command sues for peace .



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