Panzer Grenadier Battles on May 19th:
Conquest of Ethiopia #30 - Ras Destà Strikes Again Fall of France 2 #28 - Sidi Brahim Again
Fall of France 1 #30 - Sidi Brahim Again Fall of France 2 #29 - Route Charlemagne
Fall of France 1 #31 - Holding the Flank Swallows of Death #22 - Fleeting Success
Fall of France 2 #27 - Allez! De Gaulle! Swallows of Death #23 - Stuck on the Sambre
#3 Oleszyce Castle
Author Juiceman
Method Solo
Victor Germany
Play Date 2021-12-01
Language English
Scenario 49MT003

Elements of the 1st Mountain Division are pitted against their old antagonists from scenario 1, the NKVD, who were positioned around the town and in the woods to the southwest of map 4. The Germans must clear the town and the north-south road while eliminating more Soviet steps, if the NKVD can hold out Soviet reinforcements are reported to be on the way.

The German troops advanced to take the town from three sides, the NKVD troops did their best to disrupt the German advance but were not as effective this time around. In tough house to house fighting the Germans methodically cleared one town hex after another while losing three steps, giving them time to regroup and prepare for the Soviet reinforcements, which arrived on turn 12, three turns late.

Thus began the second act of this battle, which saw the Soviets launching a two-pronged attack to take back control of the town. The Soviet attack was uncoordinated with the main assault coming up from the south, but it soon ran into a hail of DF and BF, while the flanking battalion took longer to get into position, allowing the Germans to shift their artillery assets to this new threat. Both Soviet forces were broken up before they got close to assaulting the town.

In the end the Germans were not able to gain control of the North-South Road but had full control of the town as well as eliminating more steps than they lost for a minor victory.

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