Out of Oranienbaum ETO (id:#57703)

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Ropsha, Russia 1944-01-15 (0 others)

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Overview:

During late 1941 when the German army was pushing victoriously into Russian territory, one area was not conquered. This was the Oranienbaum bridgehead on the Gulf of Finland, west of Leningrad. For two and a half years, this area was a dagger pointing into the flank of Army Group North requiring the Germans to maintain a strong block force to prevent the Russians from launching attacks into the German rear. By the middle of January 1944, the Russians were prepared for a massive strategic offensive against Army Group North. A critical feature of this offensive was the 2nd Shock Army, which had been transported en masse into the Oranienbaum bridgehead. The Germans would soon grow to regret having failed to eliminate this bridgehead. . . . This is a good old-fashioned east front scenario with a Squad Leader feel to it. Using boards 16 and 19 the Russians try to blast through a screen of Luftwaffe ground personnel backed up by an AA Gun before the Germans receive reinforcements in the form of some SS tanks and infantry. The Russians get a strong combined force of infantry and tanks and self propelled guns.

Defender: German (Elements 10th Luftwaffe Division and II SS Panzer Corps)  

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