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Children of Vienna
Road to Berlin #42
(Attacker) Germany vs Soviet Union (Defender)
Formations Involved
Germany 44th Infantry Division
Soviet Union 36th Guards Rifle Division
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Scenario Rank: --- of 967
Parent Game Road to Berlin
Historicity Historical
Date 1945-03-06
Start Time 12:00
Turn Count 36
Visibility Night
Counters 92
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 0
Maps 2: 16, 21
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 104
AAR Bounty 223
Total Plays 1
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Rural Assault
Urban Assault
Conditions
Entrenchments
Off-board Artillery
Severe Weather
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Road to Berlin Base Game
Introduction

In most armies, doctrine held that prepared defensive lines should first be breached by infantry units, with armored formations committed later to exploit their breakthroughs. German generals urged this approach for the Spring Awakening offensive in Hungary, but Adolf Hitler insisted on using his beloved SS panzer divisions in the first rank and there were few infantry divisions that had been re-fitted to first-line status. One of the few was the 44th "Hoch und Deutschmeister," an Austrian unit known as the "Children of Vienna" that traced its history to the old imperial Army's finest regiment.

Conclusion

Traditional practice was not borne out in this action: the 44th did not make significant gains and the opposing Guards division held their lines with relative ease. The Soviets would be in much more trouble from the SS panzer divisions penetrating on either side of them, and the 36th (a very good division, formed from several airborne brigades and holding the Red Banner) would be forced to withdraw on the next day with little of their discomfort due to the Austrian troops opposing them.


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