Toaw Scenario: Smolensk 41

Russia,
July 03, 1941,

Axis army of 73 units opposed to Soviet army of 128 units
for a battle of complexity 0.83 at Regiment(III) level
on a 10 Km/Hex map
for 23 turns of Full Day each.

by Darrell Dik submited on 17-12-2002

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Briefing
SMOLENSK 41 Smashing Through the Gate Date: July-August 1941 Location: Central Russia Map scale: 10km per hex Time scale: Full-day turns Unit Scale: Regiment/Division Length: 23 Turns UNIT COLORS: RUSSIAN White on Red GERMAN Grey on Grey: German Army Black on Grey: SS Units White on Grey: Luftwaffe SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: None **************************** Operation Barbarossa had begun with a brilliant blitzkrieg campaign through the area of Minsk, in which the Germans encircled and eliminated the bulk of the Soviet 10th, 3rd, and 13th armies. On July 3, 1941, General Franz Halder, head of the OKW, gloated "it is probably no overstatement to say that the Russian Campaign has been won in the space of two weeks." The next step of the campaign was to take Smolensk, a vital crossroads city that straddled the mighty Dnepr river. Beyond this city was Vyazma and the road to Moscow. However, this path was blocked not only by remnants of the Soviet Western Front, but also by newly arrived armies of the Reserve Front. Although these formations suffered equipment shortages and poor communications, the Germans did not even know they existed until they ran into them. The German army had the advantage of a superior command structure and logistics, but they soon found themselves outnumbered by the Soviets defending their motherland. Scenario design by Darrell Dik

Briefing

SMOLENSK 41
Smashing Through the Gate

Date: July-August 1941
Location: Central Russia
Map scale: 10km per hex
Time scale: Full-day turns
Unit Scale: Regiment/Division
Length: 23 Turns

UNIT COLORS:
RUSSIAN
White on Red

GERMAN
Grey on Grey: German Army
Black on Grey: SS Units
White on Grey: Luftwaffe

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:
None

****************************

Operation Barbarossa had begun with a brilliant blitzkrieg campaign through the area of Minsk, in which the Germans encircled and eliminated the bulk of the Soviet 10th, 3rd, and 13th armies. On July 3, 1941, General Franz Halder, head of the OKW, gloated "it is probably no overstatement to say that the Russian Campaign has been won in the space of two weeks."
The next step of the campaign was to take Smolensk, a vital crossroads city that straddled the mighty Dnepr river. Beyond this city was Vyazma and the road to Moscow. However, this path was blocked not only by remnants of the Soviet Western Front, but also by newly arrived armies of the Reserve Front. Although these formations suffered equipment shortages and poor communications, the Germans did not even know they existed until they ran into them. The German army had the advantage of a superior command structure and logistics, but they soon found themselves outnumbered by the Soviets defending their motherland.

Scenario design by Darrell Dik