Delaying Action


Western Lithuania, the end of October, 1944: After failing to halt the onslaught of Bagramyan's 1st Baltic Front,
scattered units of the Gross Deutschland Division were ordered to fall back to the northwest and regroup. One evening
during the course of this retreat some three hundred of its men were surprised by a cautiously advancing Russian 
infantry regiment. After a short firefight the Russians decided to dig in for the night and initiated their attack at
dawn by advancing a column of tanks from a just arriving armored unit. The Germans however, seeing the tanks, immediately 
withdrew, leaving only a small delaying force to cover their rear.

Scenario Length: 6 Turns

To win the Russian armor must exit the board with armored column intact
To win the Germans must inflict as much damage to the Russian armored onslaught heading to attack retreating German Division 

Germans: Squads, Half Squads, PF's, PSK's
Russians: AFV's

Board: #4

Aftermath: The delaying force set up three ambush points and straight into them rumbled the tank column, without supporting
infantry. Each ambush group knocked out several tanks but there was never any doubt as to the ultimate outcome of the
encounter, as each was successively and literaly overrun and wiped out. (A few terror-sticken survivors were shortly thereafter
rescued by a counterattack led by two S.S. armored regiments against the Russian flank, which inflicted heavy losses and
recaptured the immediate area for a few days, after which the retreat was resumed.)


Source: CTAHGC GENERAL Scenarios, Scenario D, Delaying Action  