Panzer Grenadier Battles on April 1st:
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed #40 - April Fools' Battle DAK '44 #4 - Night Raid
Afrika 1944 #1 - Beaches of Radazul Dragon Rampant #3 - Hilltop Village at Takrouna
Afrika Korps #34 - Pursuit of 2nd Armored Dragon Rampant #4 - Tank Battle at Enfidaville
Blackshirt Division #7 - On the Attack Dragon Rampant #5 - On the Djebel el Srafi
The Last Horse Soldier #1 - Horses in Tunisia Grossdeutschland 1946 #5 - Over the River
The Last Horse Soldier #2 - Rough Country Hopeless, But Not Serious #14 - Defenders of the Republic
Divisione Corazzata #6 - Roll Over Togliatti River Battleships #1 - Admiral Horthy’s Navy
DAK '44 #1 - Opening Moves River Battleships #2 - A Hungarian River Fleet
DAK '44 #2 - Armored Thrust River Battleships #3 - Iron Gates
DAK '44 #3 - Piecestrike Secret Weapons #1 - Flight of the Valkyries
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Rear Guard Defense
Arctic Front Deluxe #39
(Attacker) Finland vs Germany (Defender)
Formations Involved
Finland Border Jager Brigade
Germany 169th Infantry Division
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Draw 0
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 2 votes
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Scenario Rank: --- of 958
Parent Game Arctic Front Deluxe
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-10-20
Start Time 11:00
Turn Count 24
Visibility Day
Counters 31
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 1
Maps 1: 9
Layout Dimensions 43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in
Play Bounty 119
AAR Bounty 160
Total Plays 2
Total AARs 2
Battle Types
Road Control
Rural Assault
Conditions
Entrenchments
Off-board Artillery
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Scenario Requirements & Playability
Arctic Front Deluxe Base Game
Airborne - IE Counters
Battle of the Bulge Maps
Road to Berlin Counters
Introduction

The Soviet Petsamo-Kirkenes offensive complicated Finnish efforts to drive the Germans out of their country. South of Ivalo, a rear guard dug in at the so-called "Schutzwallstellung" to protect the flank of their retreating XIX Mountain Corps to the north. The Germans had had years to prepare fall-back positions, and as the Finns advanced into the German zone they quickly discovered an extensive network of German fortifications all over Lapland.

Conclusion

The Germans fought off the Finnish assault, which does not seem to have been pressed with their usual vigor: no one wanted to be the last man to die in Finland's last war. After two days of fighting, the Germans pulled back from their fortified bunkers, leaving behind their weapons, ammunition and equipment - much of which is still present over 60 years later.


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