Briefing
Operation Konrad German counteroffensive to relieve the Budapest Pocket Based on boardgame by Perry Moore, originally published by Close Simulations 1. Unit Colors 1.1. Axis Wehrmacht/Luftwaffe - White on Grey SS - Black on Black Hungarian - White on Dark Grey 1.2. Soviet Army - Dark Red on Red Guards - Pink on Red 2. Significant Events A cold front may affect operations. The 1 SS Panzer divison may arrive from the Western Front as a reinforcement. Occupation of the easternmost hex in Erd (27,2) by the Axis will result in an immediate victory for them. 3. Background By January of 1945 on the Eastern Front, the German forces had been pushed back across the Danube River in Hungary. Trapped in the city of Budapest was the 9th SS Korps. In a desperate attempt to free their fellow SS Truppen, the 4th SS Korps struck in the early morning hours of New Year's Day. The Soviet 135th Rifle Corps was taken completely by surprise and the SS panzers drove quickly to the Danube. However, the Russians soon recovered and drove the Nazis back. Budapest fell soon after and only 800 men escaped the trap. Wayne Close

Briefing

Operation Konrad

German counteroffensive to relieve the Budapest Pocket

Based on boardgame by Perry Moore, originally published by Close Simulations

1. Unit Colors

1.1. Axis

Wehrmacht/Luftwaffe - White on Grey
SS - Black on Black
Hungarian - White on Dark Grey

1.2. Soviet

Army - Dark Red on Red
Guards - Pink on Red

2. Significant Events

A cold front may affect operations.
The 1 SS Panzer divison may arrive from the Western Front as a reinforcement.
Occupation of the easternmost hex in Erd (27,2) by the Axis will result in an immediate victory for them.

3. Background

By January of 1945 on the Eastern Front, the German forces had been pushed back across the Danube River in Hungary. Trapped in the city of Budapest was the 9th SS Korps. In a desperate attempt to free their fellow SS Truppen, the 4th SS Korps struck in the early morning hours of New Year's Day. The Soviet 135th Rifle Corps was taken completely by surprise and the SS panzers drove quickly to the Danube. However, the Russians soon recovered and drove the Nazis back. Budapest fell soon after and only 800 men escaped the trap.

Wayne Close