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Crimean Gateway
Puppet Brigade #8
(Defender) Slovak Republic vs Soviet Union (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Slovak Republic 1st "Janošík" Infantry Division
Soviet Union 347th Rifle Division
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Scenario Rank: --- of 958
Parent Game Puppet Brigade
Historicity Historical
Date 1943-10-28
Start Time 07:00
Turn Count 24
Visibility Day
Counters 104
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 2
Maps 4: 3, 4, 5, 7
Layout Dimensions 86 x 56 cm
34 x 22 in
Play Bounty 195
AAR Bounty 222
Total Plays 1
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Bridge Control
Hill Control
River Crossing
Rural Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Smoke
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Broken Axis Counters
Fire in the Steppe Maps + Counters
Puppet Brigade Base Game
Introduction

Reorganized, more or less, as an infantry division, the Slovaks spent the spring and summer of 1943 behind the German lines. That changed when the Soviets opened a powerful offensive in southern Ukraine that fall, and the Slovaks were rushed to hold the Molochna River north of Melitopol. Known as the “gateway to the Crimea,” the city and its vital rail lines had to be held or the entire peninsula would fall to the Red Army.

Conclusion

Flung into the line as a last reserve, the Slovaks stood up poorly. The division went into battle with a ration strength of less than 8,000; on top of casualties suffered, at least 2,000 of them deserted to the Soviets during the course of the battle. The Red Army sliced through the Slovak defenders and quickly moved forward to the Dnepr River, where the front stabilized for many months.


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