As part of Operation FRÜHLINGSERWACHEN (SPRING AWAKENING), German Heeresgruppe E attacked Allied forces from Yugoslavia towards the town of Donji Miholjac on the Drava River. Bulgaria - never an enthusiastic partner to begin with - had recently defected from the Axis alliance and subsequently joined the Allies. They had even committed troops, something they hadn't had to do much as an Axis partner. Launching an assault reminiscent of their early pincer attacks, the Germans aimed to surround and annihilate both the Soviet 57th Army and the 1st Bulgarian Army, which were at that moment west of the Danube and north of Drava.
Though it was a solo game, I really enjoyed this scenario which had some wild swings of luck. The wildest moment was when the Panzer IV fired on half squad with its machineguns which created a hero. The Panzer fired its MA and this led, again, to the creation of a hero. Finally, the Panzer intensive fired its MA and killed the half squad via failed morale / casualty reduction. During the following defensive fire phase, one the newly created heroes destroyed the Panzer with a Panzer Faust shot.
