Description:
December 21st 1944,
German Army Group North has been trapped on the Courland Peninsula since mid October. The Soviets have since launched 2 failed attempts to destroy or dimminish the pocket. This will be the third.
Historically this attempt also failed and the offensive was called off within a week. Two more large scale attacks were made before hostilities ended - both ended as further failures. Army Group North (renamed 'Kurland' in mid January) surrendered to Soviet forces on the 7-8th May 1945.
Comments:
I finally got a victory. Not brilliant, not decisive, just a victory. This scenario is extremely difficult...and I love it! I will keep trying for that elusive brilliant victory.
Very very hard to get the BV... I had to try it about a dozen times. It requires a pretty much perfect set of attacks to capture and hold the turn 2 objectives, while still lining up for an artillery-prepped assault on the very tough elite HG unit in the middle of the peninsula on turn 3.
I can't believe Hitler insisted that all these troops remain in Courland, when they could've been put to so much better use elsewhere!
Short and sweet but can be difficult, watch your lines. A great design too.