At the end of March, the Soviet First Ukrainian Front launched an almost uninterrupted attack along the entire front, with its armored spearheads able to penetrate deep into the Germans’ rear areas. In an effort to prevent from being encircled, Field Marshal von Manstein was forced to order Army Group South to pull back west towards the Carpathians and southwest into Romania. In an effort to create some breathing room for the withdrawing units, SS-Panzer Division 1 Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler was ordered to establish a defensive line along the higher ground near Anderyevka to the east, and Czemferovzy to the west…
Attacker: Russian (Elements Soviet First Ukrainian Front)
Defender: German (SS) (Elements SS-Panzer Grenadier Regiment 2, Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler)
Turns: 8 Players: 2 OBA: Both Night: No
Anderyevka, Russia 1944-03-30
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:32.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:8 SU-122 x 3 T-34 M43 x 5
D:4 PzKpfw VG x 2 StuG IIIG x 2
Guns: A:0 D:3 5cm PaK 38 x 1 8cm GrW 34 x 1 7.5cm leIG 18 x 1