Toaw Scenario: Bagration

Russia,
June 22, 1944,

USSR army of 318 units opposed to Axis army of 243 units
for a battle of complexity 1.78 at Division(XX) level
on a 10 Km/Hex map
for 80 turns of Full Day each.

by Attila Baracskai submited on 03-12-2002

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BAGRATION Vers 2.2 Soviet offensive to destroy Army Group Center. By Attila J. Baracskai Date: June 1944 Location: Russia Map scale: 10km per hex Time scale: 1 Day turns Unit Scale: /Regiment/Division/Corps Length: 80 Turns UNIT COLORS: SOVIET Army - Red on Red Guards - White on Red Polish - Green on Red Shock - Black on Red GERMANS Wehrmacht - White on Grey Waffen-SS - Black on Grey Luftwaffe - Blue on Grey Marine - White on Blue Hungarians - Red on Green SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: German supply will be reduced by partisan attacks in the beginning of the offensive. German supply will rise by Hitlers total war declaration on July 27. Warsaw uprising on August 1 will handicap the German player. If the soviets capture Koenigsberg the scenario will end automatically. ********** On June 22 1944 the Soviets launched one of their greatest offensives of the War. Operation Bagration, (named after the Russian General Pjotr Iwanowitsch Bagration who died on Sept 12. 1812 in the Battle of Borodino against Napoleon) should crush Army Group Center and drive the germans out of Russia and the Baltic states. The soviet offensive should break up the german front on six different sections, split up german reserves and encircle and destroy the german units. To reach that goals the soviets concentrate the greatest assembly of troops, tanks, airplanes and guns that ever was on the eastern front. The germans had no idea what wil come up to them. Hitler and his staff misjudge the situation completly. Primarly this was the result of the soviet deception efforts, which simulate the germans an offensive at the Army Group North Ukraine sector. To avoid that fake offensive Hitler ordered the transfer of strong tank units from the Central to the South sector. The second greatest mistake by Hitler was his hold at all costs orders. The german troops became static. This orders was fatal and the destiny of Army Group was sealed. The soviets just had to cut off the static units of their supply lines and destroy them. The german Wehrmacht suffered maybe their greatest defeat of WW2. Nearly a whole Army Group was destroyed. The germans lost over 350.000 man! So if you play the german player your only chance is to build up a mobil defense and wait for your reinforcements to slow the soviet advance down or maybe stop it before they reach german soil. If you decide to play the soviet player you just have to follow the historical example. Attila J Baracskai

Briefing

BAGRATION
Vers 2.2
Soviet offensive to destroy Army Group Center.
By Attila J. Baracskai

Date: June 1944
Location: Russia
Map scale: 10km per hex
Time scale: 1 Day turns
Unit Scale: /Regiment/Division/Corps
Length: 80 Turns

UNIT COLORS:
SOVIET
Army - Red on Red
Guards - White on Red
Polish - Green on Red
Shock - Black on Red
GERMANS
Wehrmacht - White on Grey
Waffen-SS - Black on Grey
Luftwaffe - Blue on Grey
Marine - White on Blue
Hungarians - Red on Green

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:
German supply will be reduced by partisan attacks in the beginning of the offensive.
German supply will rise by Hitlers total war declaration on July 27.
Warsaw uprising on August 1 will handicap the
German player.
If the soviets capture Koenigsberg the scenario will end automatically.
**********

On June 22 1944 the Soviets launched one of their greatest offensives of the War. Operation
Bagration, (named after the Russian General Pjotr Iwanowitsch Bagration who died on Sept 12. 1812 in the Battle of Borodino against Napoleon) should crush Army Group Center and drive the germans out of Russia and the Baltic states. The soviet offensive should break up the german front on six different sections, split up german reserves and encircle and destroy the german units. To reach that goals the soviets concentrate the greatest assembly of troops, tanks, airplanes and guns that ever was on the eastern front. The germans had no idea what wil come up to them. Hitler and his staff misjudge the situation
completly. Primarly this was the result of the soviet deception efforts, which simulate the
germans an offensive at the Army Group North Ukraine sector. To avoid that fake offensive Hitler ordered the transfer of strong tank units from the Central to the South sector. The second greatest mistake by Hitler was his hold at all costs orders. The german troops became static. This orders was fatal and the destiny of Army Group was sealed. The soviets just had to cut off the static units of their supply lines and destroy them. The german Wehrmacht suffered maybe their greatest defeat of WW2.
Nearly a whole Army Group was destroyed. The
germans lost over 350.000 man!
So if you play the german player your only chance is to build up a mobil defense and wait
for your reinforcements to slow the soviet advance down or maybe stop it before they
reach german soil.
If you decide to play the soviet player you just have to follow the historical example.

Attila J Baracskai