The Final Assault

Berlin, Alsenstrasse, April 30, 1945: The battle for the Reichstag was no 
longer in doubt and the only remaining question was the date the former
parliament would fall. The situation was desperate but the defenders still 
held. A new Soviet attack was launched at 1130 hours under the shelling 
of German guns firing from the Kroll Opera House and soon the infantry 
reached the anti-tank ditch and the edge of the Alsenstrasse. In the face 
of this danger, the Germans quickly gathered a counterattack force: a 
battalion of marine cadets.

Game Length: 8.5 turns

For the Germans to win they must recapture buildings in Berlin to delay the end
For the Russians to win they must prevent the Germans from delaying the final 
    assault on the Reichstag

Boards: #6, #23

Germans: Squads, HMG, MMG, LMG's, DC's, AA
Russians: Squads, HMG, MMG, LMG's, DC, ART, AFV's

Aftermath: The Alsenstrasse was crossed under enemy fire and the Cadets 
seized a foothold in the buildings on the western side of the avenue. 
After a promising start, the counterattack collided with elements of the 
525th Infantry Regiment. Russian reinforcements quickly arrived to bolster 
the defense and soon the Germans were thrown back to their starting line 
with heavy losses. The last attack to delay the end of the Reich, from now 
on reduced to a few square kilometers, failed.

Source: Tactiques magazine, TAC 66, The Final Assault translated by Coastal Fortress
        designed by Jean-Luc Bechennec, 1994
